ENTENTE CORDIALE Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

entente cordiale

noun

Definition of entente cordiale

as in treaty

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Recent Examples of entente cordiale The United States Tennis Association, under its former executive director, Gordon Smith, showed no interest in an entente cordiale. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023 China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East. — John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021 Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy. — The Economist, 5 July 2018

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Noun

Its treaties and agreements focus on preserving the peaceful, safe, and sustainable use of outer space, preventing collisions, managing space debris, and ensuring responsible operations.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The treaty affirmed the continued existence of Virginia’s Tribal Nations, acknowledged our relationship with the Crown and recognized our connection to our communities and homelands.

— Dana Adkins, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of treaty

Noun

Since the 1990s, the East Wing had what could almost be called a compact with Afghan women.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
The lawsuit alleges DraftKings operates a sports book in violation of the gaming compact between the Tribe and the state inked in 2021, which provides the Tribe a monopoly on sports betting in Florida.

— Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of compact

Noun

In the Baltics and Taiwan similar ententes with Ukraine are under way.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But some multipolar systems have been stable and long lasting, such as the Congress of Vienna in 1815, an entente between Europe’s great powers that held for nearly a century.

— Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025

Definition of entente

Noun

The contract bars balance-billing patients beyond insured rates and limits annual adjustments to South Region medical and transportation inflation markers.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The Hollywood guild is giving its national executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, a contract extension and elevating him to CEO.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of contract

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Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir cast his vote at a polling station in Kiryat Arba, a settlement in the occupied West Bank.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

Highfill maintains a covenant requiring utility rates to generate net revenues equal to at least 110% of maximum annual debt service on outstanding system bonds.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Maybe those covenants were what prompted him finally to apply for citizenship.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of covenant

Noun

But neither Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance nor the parties seeking to replace him appear assured of the 61 seats required for a majority in the 120-member Knesset.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Article 5 of the NATO charter contains the alliance's mutual-defense guarantee, which establishes that an attack on one is an attack on all.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

Kim Hong-Cheol, the South Korean military official, said leaving the dispute over the military demarcation line unresolved would increase the risk of accidental clashes because troops from both sides act on their own understanding of the line.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Communications leaders can help organisations anticipate the expectations those decisions will need to meet, bringing an understanding of customer concerns and public trust into the discussion before commitments are made.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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