entente
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- noun
- /ɑ̃tɑ̃t/
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entente
- Emmanuel Todd develops this logic in his book, arguing that Europe should put together a new "entente" with Russia and Japan that would serve as a counterforce to the American empire.
- Entente Cordiale
- Little Entente
- Balkan Entente
The ASU was defeated and the new regime reallied itself with the Entente.
- The ASU was defeated and the new regime reallied itself with the Entente.
- JP Morgan and Co could not find any new buyers for Entente war bonds, nor fresh funding to replenish old bonds which were coming due and facing default.
Examples
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Peace had to be built on a global scale, and that meant that regional ententes should be relegated to a secondary role.
Academic text (2018) -
On the other hand, Kolelas' periodic efforts to contain ethnic conflict and recent entente with Lissouba are perhaps indicative of his sense of limits.
Academic text (1994) -
Discussions were conducted among members of the Little Entente with the result of further securing their alliance.
Academic text (1995) -
I consider it necessary to point out to the Entente this contradiction between their demands and their own behaviour.
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The same considerations dictate the growing centrality of the entente between the United States.
Academic text (1990) -
An analogous agreement between the Balkan Entente and Hungary followed on 23 August.
Academic text (1995) -
John Warnock, chairman of the board of Adobe, explained to me why such an entente was unlikely.
Academic text (2000) -
Ivorien-Burkina relations and regional security subsequently dominated the October 1985 Entente Council summit.
Academic text (1990) -
On 31 July 1938, the Balkan Entente conceded equal rights to Bulgaria regarding armaments.
Academic text (1995) -
The two countries reached an entente to collaborate on environmental issues.
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A formal agreement between countries or groups to work together
A friendly agreement between countries to work together
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Etymology
Entente comes from the French verb entendre, which means 'to understand'. Like the English word understand, an entente is a shared 'understanding' between countries, so it means an informal agreement or friendly alliance.