accession
noun
the occasion when a country formally joins a group of countries or accepts an agreement
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noun
the occasion when a country formally joins a group of countries or accepts an agreement
noun
an arrangement between two or more people, groups, or countries by which they agree to work together to achieve something
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a country that makes an agreement with another country that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war
verb
if a country allies itself with another country, it makes an agreement with it that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war
noun
a formal agreement between governments of different countries about how they should behave toward each other or toward the people in their country
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a set of international agreements that describe how people should be treated when they are prisoners in a war
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one of the countries that a particular country agrees to give the most advantages to in its international trade
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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
adverb
noun
to agree formally to form a close relationship with another country or organization
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