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Gentlemen's agreement

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gen·tle·man's agreement or gen·tle·men's agreement (jntl-mnz)
n.
An unwritten agreement guaranteed only by the pledged word or secret understanding of the participants.
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Noun1.gentlemen's agreement - a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
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"
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