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concordat Definition

con·cor·dat (kən kôrdat′)

noun

  1. a compact; formal agreement; covenant
  2. an agreement between a pope and a government concerning the regulation of church affairs

Etymology: Fr < ML concordatum, agreement < L concordatus, pp. of concordare: see concordance

concordat Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • agree: Both parties have agreed a concordat setting out how we will work together in future.
  • sign: Action Point 3: Neil Betteridge to sign the Concordat with the DRC.
  • develop: The PRO and NAW were developing a concordat on record-keeping issues which would be published.
  • have: For Scotland and Northern Ireland: The Scottish Executive has a concordat with HSE.
  • review: Scope out the funding for an external person to review the Concordat.
  • publish: We have together published a Concordat setting out how we work effectively together.

Adjective modifier

  • overarching: In addition to the JMC agreement, there are four separate overarching Concordats intended to apply broadly uniform arrangements across Government.
  • bilateral: Each Whitehall department is encouraged to agree a bilateral Concordat with each of the Devolved Administrations.
  • new: Halls finds evidence of Catholic clerics dreaming of a new Concordat for France.
  • specific: Many of these relate to specific concordats with individual countries and you have to apply directly through the equivalent organization your home country.
  • present: For the remaining States the agreements entered into in the present Concordat come into force in their entirety.
  • formal: UNISON supports the proposal that the relationship between local government and a Scottish Parliament should be embodied in a formal concordat.

Preposition: with

  • sector: This involves using such measures as the Concordat with the private sector and Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ).
  • department: We are signing concordats with the main government departments that relate to the Social Sciences.
  • country: Many of these relate to specific concordats with individual countries and you have to apply directly through the equivalent organization your home country.

Noun used with modifier

  • enforcement: The Council signed up to the enforcement concordat in 1998 and copies of the enforcement policy are available at the Council offices.
  • draft: Concordat with the Disability Rights Commission ( DRC ) 8. Members were invited to approve the draft concordat with the DRC.
  • research: Research councils Concordats with research councils have been developed on behalf of all four UK Health Departments.
  • conscience: Concordats extend the reach of Canon Law, and human rights lawyers express concern about the impending Slovak " conscience concordat " .
  • procurement: Business Development Small Business Friendly Concordat London Boro of Barking and Dagenham have recently signed a procurement concordat.