entente

en·tente  (n-tnt)

n.

1. An agreement between two or more governments or powers for cooperative action or policy: "the economic entente between the Soviet Union and western Europe" Robert W. Tucker.

2. The parties to such an agreement.

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[French, from Old French, intent, from feminine past participle of entendre, to understand, intend; see intend.]

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entente [on-tont]

Noun

short for entente cordiale [French: understanding]

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Entente national agreements collectively, as in the Triple Entente, 1894-1907; the Entente Cordiale, 1844, 1904.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	entente - an informal alliance between countries entente cordiale alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
	2.	entente - a friendly understanding between political powers entente cordiale agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"