pact
noun/pækt/
/pækt/
- pact (between A and B) | pact (with somebody) (to do something) a formal agreement between two or more people, groups or countries, especially one in which they agree to help each other
- He helped to negotiate a non-aggression pact between the two countries.
- They have made a pact with each other not to speak about their differences in public.
- The two parties agreed an electoral pact.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2- She made a pact with her friend never to tell anyone what had happened.
- The Liberals formed a secret pact with the Independents.
- Under the terms of the pact, they were only able to operate a limited number of boats.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bilateral
- mutual
- defence/defense
- …
- have
- conclude
- enter into
- …
- in a/the pact
- under a/the pact
- pact between
- …
- a pact with the devil
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum ‘something agreed’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere ‘agree’.
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