pact

formal agreement; treaty: a pact with Germany

Not to be confused with:

pack – small package of similar items: a pack of tissues; bundle; a group of people, animals, or things: pack of wolves

pact

(păkt)

1. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.

2. An arrangement between people; a compact. See Synonyms at agreement.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pactum, from neuter sing. past participle of pacīscī, to agree; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

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pact

(pækt)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an agreement or compact between two or more parties, nations, etc, for mutual advantage

[C15: from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum, from pacīscī to agree]

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pact

(pækt)

n.

1. an agreement or compact.

2. an agreement or treaty between two or more nations.

[1400–50; < Middle French < Latin pactum, n. use of neuter past participle of pacīscī to make a bargain, contract]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

pact - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

treaty, accord

written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties

alliance - a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

commercial treaty - a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

peace treaty, pacification, peace - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

convention - (diplomacy) an international agreement

pact

noun agreement, contract, alliance, treaty, deal, understanding, league, bond, arrangement, bargain, convention, compact, protocol, covenant, concord, concordat The two countries signed a non-aggression pact.

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pact

noun

1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action:

accord, agreement, arrangement, bargain, compact, deal, understanding.

2. A formal, usually written settlement between nations:

accord, agreement, concord, convention, treaty.

3. A legally binding arrangement between parties:

agreement, bond, compact, contract, convention, covenant.

Translations

حِلْف، إتفاقيَّه

smlouva

pagt

sopimus

samningur; sáttmáli

paktas

pakt

公约协定合同条约

pact

[pækt] N

1. (between two people) → pacto m
to make a pact (with sb) → hacer un pacto (con algn)
to make a pact with the Devil → hacer un pacto con el diablo
to make a pact (not) to do sth → acordar (no) hacer algo, pactar (no) hacer algo
see also suicide

2. (Pol, Comm) → pacto m (esp Econ, Ind) → convenio m
electoral pact → pacto m electoral
non-aggression pact → pacto m de no agresión

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pact

[ˈpækt] n → pacte m
He signed a non-aggression pact with Germany → Il signa un pacte de non-agression avec l'Allemagne.
to sign a pact → signer un pacte
to sign a pact with sb → signer un pacte avec qn
to make a pact with sb [country] → faire un pacte avec qn
to make a pact to do sth [friends, partners] → faire un pacte pour faire qch, se promettre de faire qch
to make a pact with the devil → faire un pacte avec le diable

pact

n → Pakt m; to make a pact with somebody → mit jdm einen Pakt schließen

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pact

[pækt] n → patto, trattato, accordo

pact

(pӕkt) noun

an agreement, especially if formal and/or between the representatives of nations. They made a pact to help each other.