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Pact has "peace" at its root because a pact often ends a period of unfriendly relations. The word is generally used in the field of international relations, where diplomats may speak of an "arms pact", a "trade pact", or a "fishing-rights pact". But it may also be used for any solemn agreement or promise between two people; after all, whenever two parties shake hands on a deal, they're not about to go to war with each other.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Last June, Kim Jong Un established a mutual defense pact, which guarantees Russia’s military assistance if North Korea faces armed aggression.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The distribution pact was hammered out between Sunrise Film’s Andrew Nerger, who heads U.S. and international distribution, and Together Films’ Jess Reilly, international sales and acquisitions manager.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
The non-exclusive co-development pact will see series created for and picked up by Bell Media’s main TV network CTV and its streamer Crave.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pact. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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nounMiddle English pact "agreement," from early French pact (same meaning), from Latin pactum (same meaning), derived from pacisci "to agree, contract"
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