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signatory

signatory

16 6.1
A person, country, or group that added their name to a paper and must follow its rules
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪɡnəˌtɔri/
  • Formal
translation icon : firmante (persona o entidad)
  • The signatories of the peace treaty agreed to meet every month to ensure compliance with its terms.
  • signatories to the treaty
  • signatory nation
  • signatory countries

And this was partly because the US and China are not signatories to the to the ICC for reasons I'll get to in a minute.

Examples

  • In addition, there are numerous international agreements and accords to which Canada is a signatory.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Both Canada and the United States are signatories to the Basel Convention, but it has not yet been ratified.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Hand delivery to the signatory only.

  • Another political party is formed and thus is not a signatory to this judgment.

    Blog text (13)
  • United States is a signatory and under our constitutional system, international laws are applicable laws.

  • In other words, no signatory would either recognize new claims or deny the existing territorial claims of others.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Also, the Chinese were not a signatory to the ABM Treaty.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • It will take the consent of both signatories to make it void.

  • Indeed, the new convention mandated that signatories criminalize activities connected with money laundering.

    Academic text (1994)
  • NAFTA Article 1711 specifies that all signatories must implement laws to protect trade secrets.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

signer
vssignatory
  • Formal
8 2.7

A person who writes their name on a document to show they agree

is broader, including countries and organizations as well as persons
cosigner
vssignatory
  • US
1 4.5

A person who signs with someone and promises to pay if the main signer cannot

is a general party bound by terms not specifically a guarantor
signee
vssignatory
1 4.4

A person who puts their name on a document to show they agree

is defined by legal binding rather than only the act of signing
undersigned
vssignatory
  • Formal
1 5.7

One or more people who write their name at the end of a document

is about legal obligation rather than physical placement of names
cosignatory
vssignatory
  • Formal
7.9

A person who signs a document with other people

is broader, not limited to joint signing with multiple parties

How Official

notary
20 6.5
certifier
1 4.8
attestant
  • Formal
9.3
signatory
  • Formal
16 6.1
witness
889 2.5

Surface Forms

signatory singular
signatories plural

Morphology

signatory = sign (transparent) = sign + atory

The meaning is directly derived from 'sign' plus the derivational suffix '-atory': a signatory is someone or an entity that signs.

Etymology

Signatory comes from the root sign, from Latin signare, meaning 'to mark' or 'to sign', and it shares the same root as the everyday word signature. So a signatory is someone who 'signed' a document and is therefore legally bound by it.