concordat

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Recent Examples of concordat The concordat system was abolished. Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 Pope Pius VII signed a concordat with Napoleon (whose troops controlled Rome) and traveled to Paris for his coronation as emperor in 1804. Paul Elie, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022 One poll showed that 78% of respondents across France supported abrogation of the 1801 concordat in Alsace-Moselle. Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 22 June 2021 After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland signed several concordats to hand back communal lands that had been seized, including one with the Jewish community, which lodged more than 5,000 claims. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Since the concordat was launched, public support for animal research has stabilized in the United Kingdom, although showing cause and effect is difficult. Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concordat
Noun
  • This body crafted the 1958 UN treaty on road transport, which has been signed by 58 countries including France and the Netherlands.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • However, the Minuteman III hasn't carried multiple warheads since 2014 in compliance with arms reduction treaties, according to the U.S. Air Force.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Moscow’s stationing fission or fusion bombs in orbit would violate the Outer Space Treaty - the fundamental international pact that governs space missions across the solar system.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Yet, the average deal for an F1 team generated $6.22 million, more than eight times the average pact for an NFL team, which is $745,000, the SponsorUnited report said.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • On Monday, May 26, Burger King is offering a bit of a different bargain with a buy one, get one deal on its signature Whopper.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 May 2025
  • For under $100, these are an incredible bargain for such high-quality noise cancelling earbuds.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The compact Walz signed was the first tribal-state compact authorized under Minnesota’s 2023 cannabis law.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
  • No member of the Rutgers senate criticized the compact publicly before it was approved on March 28, by a vote of 62 to 17, Professor Boxer said.
    Tracey Tully, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Concordat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concordat. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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