Pact — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈækt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈakt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈakt/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈækt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accord treaty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pakt

eine schriftliche Vereinbarung zwischen zwei Staaten oder Souveränen

🇫🇷French

pacte

un accord écrit entre deux États ou souverains

🇪🇸Spanish

pacto

un acuerdo escrito entre dos estados o soberanos

🇮🇹Italian

patto

un accordo scritto tra due stati o sovrani

🇵🇹Portuguese

pacto

um acordo escrito entre dois estados ou soberanos

🇷🇺Russian

пакт

письменное соглашение между двумя государствами или суверенами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संधि

दो राज्यों या संप्रभुओं के बीच एक लिखित समझौता

🇧🇩Bengali

চুক্তি

দুটি রাষ্ট্র বা সার্বভৌমদের মধ্যে একটি লিখিত চুক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்பந்தம்

இரண்டு மாநிலங்கள் அல்லது இறையாண்மைகளுக்கு இடையே எழுதப்பட்ட ஒப்பந்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పందం

రెండు రాష్ట్రాలు లేదా సార్వభౌమాధికారుల మధ్య వ్రాతపూర్వక ఒప్పందం

🇮🇳Marathi

करार

दोन राज्ये किंवा सार्वभौम यांच्यातील लेखी करार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંધિ

બે રાજ્યો અથવા સાર્વભૌમ વચ્ચેનો લેખિત કરાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪಂದ

ಎರಡು ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಲಿಖಿತ ಒಪ್ಪಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉടമ്പടി

രണ്ട് സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരമാധികാരികൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള രേഖാമൂലമുള്ള കരാർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝੌਤਾ

ਦੋ ਰਾਜਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੂਸੱਤਾ ਦਰਮਿਆਨ ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਤੀ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاہدہ

دو ریاستوں یا خود مختاروں کے درمیان تحریری معاہدہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

协议

两个国家或主权国家之间的书面协议

🇯🇵Japanese

協定

2つの国家または主権者間の書面による合意

🇰🇷Korean

계약

두 주 또는 주권자 간의 서면 합의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiệp ước

một thỏa thuận bằng văn bản giữa hai quốc gia hoặc chủ quyền

🇹🇭Thai

สนธิสัญญา

ข้อตกลงเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรระหว่างสองรัฐหรืออธิปไตย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pakta

perjanjian tertulis antara dua negara atau kedaulatan

🇵🇭Filipino

kasunduan

isang nakasulat na kasunduan sa pagitan ng dalawang estado o soberanya

🇲🇾Malay

pakatan

perjanjian bertulis antara dua negeri atau kerajaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ميثاق

اتفاق مكتوب بين دولتين أو سيادتين

🇮🇷Persian

پیمان

توافق نامه کتبی بین دو دولت یا حاکمیت

🇹🇷Turkish

anlaşma

iki devlet veya hükümdar arasında yazılı bir anlaşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּרִית

הסכם כתוב בין שתי מדינות או ריבונים

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