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pact

[pakt]

noun

  1. an agreement, covenant, or compact.

    We made a pact not to argue any more.

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

    a pact between Germany and Italy.



pact

/ æ /

noun

  1. an agreement or compact between two or more parties, nations, etc, for mutual advantage

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pact1

1400–50; late Middle English pact(e) < Middle French < Latin pactum, noun use of neuter of past participle of 貹īī to make a bargain, contract
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pact1

C15: from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum, from 貹īī to agree
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That company accused Paramount of violating terms of its 2019 licensing pact for “South Park,” after Warner paid about $540 million for the show’s streaming rights.

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The White House said on Thursday it wanted to make sure the so-called Aukus pact was "aligned with the president's America First agenda".

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The US has launched a review of its multi-billion dollar submarine deal with the UK and Australia, saying the security pact must fit its "America First" agenda.

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By Nov. 18, the labor organization announced that it had made AI pacts with the developers of 130 different video games.

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That spring, Disney and Comcast negotiated a pact that outlined the governance of the service while it was jointly owned by the two companies and also provided a blueprint to dissolve their partnership.

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