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(păkt) 
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n.
- A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.
- A compact; a bargain.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pactum, from neuter sing. past participle of pacīscī, to agree.]
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- An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: accord, agreement, arrangement, bargain, compact2, deal, understanding. See agree/disagree.
- A formal, usually written settlement between nations: accord, agreement, concord, convention, treaty. See agree/disagree, politics.
- A legally binding arrangement between parties: agreement, bond, compact2, contract, convention, covenant. See agree/disagree.
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A bargain, compact, or agreement. An agreement between two or more nations or states that is similar to, but less complex than, a treaty.
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IN BRIEF: An agreement made between two individuals or groups.
The two countries signed a commerce and trade pact.
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For other uses, see Pact (disambiguation).
A pact, from Latin pactum ("something agreed upon"), is a formal agreement. In international relations, pacts are usually between two or more sovereign states. In domestic politics, pacts are usually between two or more political parties or other organizations.
Notable international pacts include:
- Anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan (1936)
- Auto Pact between Canada and the United States (1965)
- Kellogg-Briand Pact, a multilateral treaty against war (1928)
- London Pact between Italy and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia) (1915)
- Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939)
- Neutrality pact between Japan and the Soviet Union (1941)
- North Atlantic pact, organizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949)
- Pact of Steel between Italy and Germany (1939)
- Stability and Growth Pact between European Union member states about fiscal policy (1997)
- Tripartite Pact between Italy, Germany, and Japan (1940)
- U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework concerning the latter country's development of nuclear power (1994)
- Warsaw Pact of Eastern European communist countries, led by the Soviet Union (1955)
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Pact
Dansk (Danish)
n. - pagt, forbund
Nederlands (Dutch)
pact, verdrag
Français (French)
n. - (gén, Pol) pacte
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύμφωνο, συνθήκη, συμφωνία
Italiano (Italian)
patto, accordo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pacto (m), acordo (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - pacto, convenio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pakt, fördrag, överenskommelse
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
契约, 条约, 协定
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 契約, 條約, 協定
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 協定, 条約, 契約
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) معاهدة, إتفاقيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ברית, הסכם, חוזה
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