treaty

noun [C]

/ˈtri·t̬i/

Definition

› politics & government a written agreement between two or more countries that is formally approved and signed by their leaders: Under the treaty (= according to the agreement), inspections are required to see if any country is secretly developing nuclear arms.

(Definition of treaty noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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