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pact
/pækt/
Definition
1
A formal agreement or treaty between two or more parties, often nations or groups, to achieve a common goal.
2
An informal compact or understanding, typically binding in spirit if not in law.
3
A pact can imply mutual promises, like a non-aggression pact between rivals who can't afford a fight.
Examples
The two rival chefs struck a pact to share kitchen space, until one 'accidentally' salted the other's soufflé.
In a midnight pact, the gamers vowed to touch grass tomorrow—spoiler: controllers won again.
The cats formed a fragile pact over the food bowl, broken the second the can opener sang.
World leaders signed a climate pact, then jetted home in private planes for irony points.