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Definition treaty in British English
treaty
noun
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noun
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/ˈtriːti/
1
an official written agreement between two or more countries. When national leaders negotiate a treaty, they discuss it before reaching agreement; and when they ratify a treaty, they give it their formal approval, usually by signing it or voting for it
Example
He had no difficulty in persuading parliament to approve the treaty.
