covenant
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈkʌvənənt/
- Formal
:
pacto
- And the letter says that Twitter violated this covenant by laying off a number of staff members.
- International covenant
- human rights covenant
- UN covenants
All these things are changing, that covenant between entrepreneurs and the wider society.
- All these things are changing, that covenant between entrepreneurs and the wider society.
- And the letter says that Twitter violated this covenant by laying off a number of staff members.
- Now a covenant or a pact is when there's a future orientation of it.
- And so they are, I'm suggesting, a kind of proffered covenant.
Examples
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You are born to maintain this covenant and therefore it is it is a stamp of belonging.
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We kept our side of the covenant.
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When you make a covenant, it's an agreement between two parties.
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I want you to make a covenant with me.
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But we have a covenant to friendship between us.
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Join us in the new covenant.
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All these things are changing, that covenant between entrepreneurs and the wider society.
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Well, then you know, occasionally, albeit not often, you have to make sacrifices for the covenant of marriage.
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Now a covenant or a pact is when there's a future orientation of it.
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The nations signed a covenant promising to respect each other's borders.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
A written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce
∞
1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
509
4.1
A written agreement between countries about peace, trade or other relations
148
3.4
An agreement between two or more countries to work together
114
4.1
An international agreement that countries sign to set common rules
64
6.0
An official written agreement between countries
17
6.5
A written promise between groups or nations about what they will and will not do
1
9.9
An official agreement between a government and a church or between two governments
A serious agreement between God and people in the Bible
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
5
9.5
A sacred chest that ancient Hebrews kept and that held the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments
Failure by a seller to keep a promise that the buyer can own the property without debts or claims
- Literature
A serious promise that is meant to last forever, often used in old religious books
How Binding
∞
2.8
- Formal
509
4.1
- Formal
148
3.4
- Formal
44
7.2
- Formal
∞
1.4
449
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word covenant comes from an old root meaning 'to come together', the same root you see in convene and convention. So a covenant is people or nations 'coming together' to make a formal promise or agreement.