B2nounpoliticshistory
US/ˈtriː.ti/
UK/ˈtriː.ti/
an official written deal that two or more countries sign and promise to follow
In context
The two countries signed a peace treaty after years of fighting.
Under the treaty, both sides agreed to reduce their nuclear weapons.
The treaty must be approved by each member's parliament before it takes effect.
Words that go with treaty
verb + noun
- sign a treatyThe leaders will sign a treaty on climate cooperation next month.
- ratify a treatyThe Senate must vote to ratify a treaty before it becomes law.
- violate the treatyEach side accused the other of trying to violate the treaty.
- negotiate a treatyDiplomats spent years trying to negotiate a treaty on plastic pollution.
noun + noun
- peace treatyThe Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that ended the First World War.
adjective + noun
- international treatyCommercial whaling is limited by an international treaty.