treaty
noun[C]
uk/ˈtriː.ti/us/ˈtriː.t̬i/C2
a writtenagreementbetween two or morecountries,formallyapprovedandsignedbytheirleaders:
条约;协定apeacetreaty和平条约
the treatyonEuropeanunion欧盟条约
[+ to infinitive]We'vesigned/concludeda treatywithneighbouringstatestolimitemissionsofharmfulgases.我们和几个邻国签署/缔结了限制有害气体排放的条约。
Synonyms
accord
agreement(SAME OPINION)
pact
a decision or arrangement between groups or people
- agreementDo we have an agreement?
- understandingWe had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing.
- gentleman's agreementHe and his builder have a gentleman's agreement that if there are spare materials left after working on the flat, the builder can take them home.
- dealDo we have a deal?
- contractThe basketball player was signed to a multimillion-dollar contract with a new team this week.
- accordThe leaders of the four countries signed a peace accord.
- Thewholecountrycelebratedthesigningof thepeacetreaty.
- Bothsidesin theconflicthaveagreedto thetermsof thepeacetreaty.
- Theactualsigningof the treaty was adownbeataffairwithout anyceremony.
- This treaty has been called theanchoroftheirforeignpolicy.
- The treaty wasabrogatedin 1929.
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- G7
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- occupied
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- the G8