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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.
Examples of pact in a Sentence
ABC News, 12 July 2025
The pact is the first sports rights deal for Fox Nation, which was launched by Fox Corp. in 2018 as a streaming companion to Fox News.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 July 2025
Under the pact, TikTok will be a presenting partner for a five-match card, headlined by reigning World Champion Sareee Bomb defending her title against challenger Maya Mamushi.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
That didn’t come to pass for Gleyber Torres last offseason, who signed a one-year pact with the Detroit Tigers, but the contract of his dreams likely awaits him this winter.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pact. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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