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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
pact \pact\ (p[a^]kt), noun [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny'nai, Skr. p[=a][,c]a bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. {Peace}, {Fadge}, v.] An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. --Bacon.
The engagement and pact of society which goes by the name of the constitution. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pact
noun: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {treaty}, {accord}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "pact": accord, agreement, alliance, arrangement, bargain, binding agreement, bond, cartel, collective agreement, compact, concord, concordat, consortium, contract, convention, covenant, covenant of salt, deal, dicker, employment contract, entente, formal agreement, ironclad agreement, legal agreement, legal contract, mutual agreement, paction, promise, protocol, settlement, stipulation, transaction, treaty, understanding, union contract, valid contract, wage contract
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PACT Personal Air Communications Technology, "pACT"
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PACT Production Analyses Control Technique
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
PACT Partnership in Advanced Computing Technologies (org. UK)
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