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Definition of signatory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

signatory

noun
 
/ˈsɪɡnətri/
 
/ˈsɪɡnətɔːri/
 (formal)
(plural signatories)
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  1. signatory (to/of something) a person, a country or an organization that has signed an official agreement
    • a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
    • Many countries are signatories to/of the Berne Convention.
    Extra Examples
    • The Convention requires signatories to punish genocide when it occurs.
    • The document must be signed by an authorized signatory of the company.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2, Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • original
    • authorized
    • …
    … of signatories
    • list
    verb + signatory
    • require
    signatory + verb
    • agree something
    • include
    signatory + noun
    • country
    • nation
    • state
    • …
    preposition
    • signatory of
    • signatory to
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin signatorius ‘of sealing’, from signat- ‘marked (with a cross)’, from the verb signare.
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