treatynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtriː.ti/us/ˈtriː.t̬i/C2 a written agreement between two or more countries, formally approved and signed by their leaders:
a peace treaty
the treaty on European union
[ + to infinitive ] We've signed/concluded a treaty with neighbouring states to limit emissions of harmful gases.
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- The whole country celebrated the signing of the peace treaty.
- Both sides in the conflict have agreed to the terms of the peace treaty.
- The actual signing of the treaty was a downbeat affair without any ceremony.
- This treaty has been called the anchor of their foreign policy.
- The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
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International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- allied
- Anglo-American
- ASEAN
- axes
- bloc
- buffer state
- GATT
- geopolitics
- glasnost
- Group of Eight
- internation
- the Allies
- the G8
- the Geneva Convention
- the House of Representatives
- the Kremlin
- the new world order
- UNESCO
- UNICEF
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