Definition of pact in English:

pact

noun paktpækt

A formal agreement between individuals or parties.
契约，协定；条约，公约
the country negotiated a trade pact with the US
Example sentencesExamples
- But formal pacts are much rarer in by-election campaigns.
- In this instance, private organizations negotiated and signed pacts on behalf of the governments of both sides, the report said.
- Besides, global trade pacts enjoin member states to bring down tariff walls.
- Parties form little pacts to suit themselves - pacts of convenience.
- If free trade were the only purpose of these trade pacts, the agreements could be written on a few sheets of paper.
- Traditionally, the Congress has eschewed formal, pre-poll pacts.
- All constitutional parties opposed to the pact were unionist, and they had no such difficulty in uniting.
- The main obstacle for all of the nationalist parties remains the preamble to the current pact.
- The idea of union pacts and solidarity arrangements between unions is an idea as old as the union movement itself.
- It was more than just a pact of convenience over elections or some specific campaign.
- But it also includes a push for tougher enforcement of trade pacts, including an assault on dumping and export subsidies.
- The main focus of these proposals is eradication pacts with community or individual growers.
- They should not have interrupted the Assembly's business as it dealt with the trade pact.
- Union officials justified the pacts on the ground that the alternative was the elimination of the entire union contract.
- There are no recognized oaths, contracts, or pacts that apply to friends, as there are for family members.
- The meeting was the first since the creation of the pact to be attended by the head of the government.
- But how did that fit in with the political pacts that were being elaborated in Ceylon?
- The pact provided for a disarmament process to be supervised by regional peace monitors.
- For the time being at least, all three leaders ruled out any kind of formal political pacts and said there would have to be greater discussion between the parties.
- Oblivious, the party bosses clung on, negotiating pacts and deals, blocking any new ideas or initiatives.
Synonyms
agreement, treaty, entente, protocol, deal, contract, settlement, arrangement, bargain, compact, obligation, understanding, covenant, bond, concord, concordat, convention
armistice, truce
alliance, league

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum 'something agreed', neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere 'agree'.

Rhymes

abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, protract, redact, refract, retroact, subcontract, subtract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked

Definition of pact in US English:

pact

nounpaktpækt

A formal agreement between individuals or parties.
契约，协定；条约，公约
the country negotiated a trade pact with the US
Example sentencesExamples
- Oblivious, the party bosses clung on, negotiating pacts and deals, blocking any new ideas or initiatives.
- For the time being at least, all three leaders ruled out any kind of formal political pacts and said there would have to be greater discussion between the parties.
- But formal pacts are much rarer in by-election campaigns.
- But it also includes a push for tougher enforcement of trade pacts, including an assault on dumping and export subsidies.
- There are no recognized oaths, contracts, or pacts that apply to friends, as there are for family members.
- They should not have interrupted the Assembly's business as it dealt with the trade pact.
- It was more than just a pact of convenience over elections or some specific campaign.
- The main obstacle for all of the nationalist parties remains the preamble to the current pact.
- In this instance, private organizations negotiated and signed pacts on behalf of the governments of both sides, the report said.
- The pact provided for a disarmament process to be supervised by regional peace monitors.
- The main focus of these proposals is eradication pacts with community or individual growers.
- Traditionally, the Congress has eschewed formal, pre-poll pacts.
- All constitutional parties opposed to the pact were unionist, and they had no such difficulty in uniting.
- If free trade were the only purpose of these trade pacts, the agreements could be written on a few sheets of paper.
- The meeting was the first since the creation of the pact to be attended by the head of the government.
- Besides, global trade pacts enjoin member states to bring down tariff walls.
- The idea of union pacts and solidarity arrangements between unions is an idea as old as the union movement itself.
- Parties form little pacts to suit themselves - pacts of convenience.
- But how did that fit in with the political pacts that were being elaborated in Ceylon?
- Union officials justified the pacts on the ground that the alternative was the elimination of the entire union contract.
Synonyms
agreement, treaty, entente, protocol, deal, contract, settlement, arrangement, bargain, compact, obligation, understanding, covenant, bond, concord, concordat, convention

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum ‘something agreed’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere ‘agree’.

单词	pact
释义	Definition of pact in English: pact noun paktpækt A formal agreement between individuals or parties. 契约，协定；条约，公约 the country negotiated a trade pact with the US Example sentencesExamples But formal pacts are much rarer in by-election campaigns. In this instance, private organizations negotiated and signed pacts on behalf of the governments of both sides, the report said. Besides, global trade pacts enjoin member states to bring down tariff walls. Parties form little pacts to suit themselves - pacts of convenience. If free trade were the only purpose of these trade pacts, the agreements could be written on a few sheets of paper. Traditionally, the Congress has eschewed formal, pre-poll pacts. All constitutional parties opposed to the pact were unionist, and they had no such difficulty in uniting. The main obstacle for all of the nationalist parties remains the preamble to the current pact. The idea of union pacts and solidarity arrangements between unions is an idea as old as the union movement itself. It was more than just a pact of convenience over elections or some specific campaign. But it also includes a push for tougher enforcement of trade pacts, including an assault on dumping and export subsidies. The main focus of these proposals is eradication pacts with community or individual growers. They should not have interrupted the Assembly's business as it dealt with the trade pact. Union officials justified the pacts on the ground that the alternative was the elimination of the entire union contract. There are no recognized oaths, contracts, or pacts that apply to friends, as there are for family members. The meeting was the first since the creation of the pact to be attended by the head of the government. But how did that fit in with the political pacts that were being elaborated in Ceylon? The pact provided for a disarmament process to be supervised by regional peace monitors. For the time being at least, all three leaders ruled out any kind of formal political pacts and said there would have to be greater discussion between the parties. Oblivious, the party bosses clung on, negotiating pacts and deals, blocking any new ideas or initiatives. Synonyms agreement, treaty, entente, protocol, deal, contract, settlement, arrangement, bargain, compact, obligation, understanding, covenant, bond, concord, concordat, convention armistice, truce alliance, league Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum 'something agreed', neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere 'agree'. Rhymes abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, protract, redact, refract, retroact, subcontract, subtract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked Definition of pact in US English: pact nounpaktpækt A formal agreement between individuals or parties. 契约，协定；条约，公约 the country negotiated a trade pact with the US Example sentencesExamples Oblivious, the party bosses clung on, negotiating pacts and deals, blocking any new ideas or initiatives. For the time being at least, all three leaders ruled out any kind of formal political pacts and said there would have to be greater discussion between the parties. But formal pacts are much rarer in by-election campaigns. But it also includes a push for tougher enforcement of trade pacts, including an assault on dumping and export subsidies. There are no recognized oaths, contracts, or pacts that apply to friends, as there are for family members. They should not have interrupted the Assembly's business as it dealt with the trade pact. It was more than just a pact of convenience over elections or some specific campaign. The main obstacle for all of the nationalist parties remains the preamble to the current pact. In this instance, private organizations negotiated and signed pacts on behalf of the governments of both sides, the report said. The pact provided for a disarmament process to be supervised by regional peace monitors. The main focus of these proposals is eradication pacts with community or individual growers. Traditionally, the Congress has eschewed formal, pre-poll pacts. All constitutional parties opposed to the pact were unionist, and they had no such difficulty in uniting. If free trade were the only purpose of these trade pacts, the agreements could be written on a few sheets of paper. The meeting was the first since the creation of the pact to be attended by the head of the government. Besides, global trade pacts enjoin member states to bring down tariff walls. The idea of union pacts and solidarity arrangements between unions is an idea as old as the union movement itself. Parties form little pacts to suit themselves - pacts of convenience. But how did that fit in with the political pacts that were being elaborated in Ceylon? Union officials justified the pacts on the ground that the alternative was the elimination of the entire union contract. Synonyms agreement, treaty, entente, protocol, deal, contract, settlement, arrangement, bargain, compact, obligation, understanding, covenant, bond, concord, concordat, convention Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum ‘something agreed’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere ‘agree’.
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