accordnoun [ C or U ]
uk/əˈkɔːd/us/əˈkɔːrd/(a formal) agreement:
On 31 May the two leaders signed a peace accord.
Before 1987, the accord between the Labour government and the unions was a simple affair.
The project is completely in accord with government policy.
of your own accord
C2 If you do something of your own accord, you do it without being asked to do it:
She came of her own accord. No one asked her to come.
with one accord formal
If people do something with one accord, they do it together and in complete agreement:
With one accord, the delegates walked out of the conference.
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- A vague murmur of accord rose from around the table.
- An international accord banning land mines was signed in Canada last month.
- The accord ended nearly two decades of civil war in the region.
- Ministers from 20 countries approved an accord to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
- Diplomats worked through the night in an attempt to forge an accord that would resolve the crisis.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- embrace
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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Taking and choosing
Acting, being or existing together
accordverb [ T ]
uk/əˈkɔːd/us/əˈkɔːrd/formalto treat someone specially, usually by showing respect:
[ + two objects ] The massed crowds of supporters accorded him a hero's welcome.
Certainly in our society teachers don't enjoy the respect that is accorded to doctors and lawyers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving, providing and supplying
- accommodate
- administer
- administration
- assignment
- award
- deliver
- dish
- go round (somewhere)
- hand sth around
- hand sth back
- hand sth in
- hand sth out
- invest
- lay
- spare
- stake sb to sth
- step
- step forward
- supplier
- supply
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Phrasal verb(s)
accord with sth