PACT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pact mean? 

• PACT (noun)
  The noun PACT has 1 sense:

1. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

  Familiarity information: PACT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

accord; pact; treaty

Hypernyms ("pact" is a kind of...):

written agreement (a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pact"):

alliance (a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim)

commercial treaty (a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations)

pacification; peace; peace treaty (a treaty to cease hostilities)

convention ((diplomacy) an international agreement)

Instance hyponyms:

North Atlantic Treaty (the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO)

SALT I (the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)

SALT II (the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)

 Context examples 

The pact for the protected area in the Ross Sea covers more than 1.55 million square kilometers, about the size of Britain, Germany and France combined.

(Deal Reached to Create World's Largest Marine Reserve in Antarctica, VOA News)

On December 19, Mars and Saturn will be aligned, and you will be able to make a lasting pact with a client or boss about a future venture.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)