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pact (pakt)

noun

an agreement between persons, groups, or nations; compact; covenant

Etymology: OFr < L pactum, neut. of pactus, pp. of paciscere, to agree < base of pax, peace

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pact

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pact Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • non-aggression: Jan 1939 A pact of non-aggression with Germany was signed January 17, 1939.
  • friendship: Convinced that he had signed an eternal pact of friendship with Germany, he sucked on the pipe of peace.

Preposition: with

  • devil: Dr. Faustus actor, Nicholas Tennant speaks about his pact with the devil.

Adjective modifier

  • Faustian: However in spite of the great benefits these attributes bring, the agreement to take the drug turns into a Faustian pact.
  • electoral: There was no electoral pact between the parties in favor of the Executive.
  • bilateral: US tactics center on bilateral pacts designed to create a system of malleable clients for a future anti-Chavez alliance.
  • mutual: There is no mutual defense pact ­ Nato remains the mutual defense organization for the Western alliance.
  • secret: Photo: Does this bear have a secret pact with Santa?
  • military: The United States has rejected North Korean demands for a military non-aggression pact with Washington.

Converse of object

  • conclude: In August 1937 the Soviet Union concluded a pact of non-aggression with the Chinese Republic.
  • sign: Some time whilst we slept the heavens signed a pact to align behind the pull of the gray faced moon.
  • negotiate: Will they seek to achieve the most favorable deal by establishing negotiating pacts?
  • agree: Sevilla and Arsenal agreed a confidentiality pact, so neither club will reveal the fee.
  • make: He did make a pact with the Orthodox Church.

Noun used with modifier

  • non-aggression: He also defends the 1939 non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany on the grounds of his desire for peace.
  • stability: What is more, the stability pact encourages deceit at the heart of European economic policy making.
  • suicide: The two youngest sisters died together in a joined suicide pact.
  • defense: The Middle East is littered with the wreckage of failed defense pacts that only heightened tensions.
  • coalition: FUMO's decision not to renew the coalition pact was connected with the need for the party to grow, Samo Gudo said.
  • defense: There is no mutual defense pact ­ Nato remains the mutual defense organization for the Western alliance.
pact Quotes

I make a pact with you,Walt Whitmanö I have detested you long enough. I come to you as a grown child Who has had a pig-headed father I am old enough not to make friends.

—Pound, Ezra Loomis

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