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agreement

/əˈɡɹiːmənt/
noun

  1. An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

    "to enter an agreement;  the UK and US negotiators nearing agreement;  he nodded his agreement."

  2. A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

    "The results of my experiment are in agreement with those of Michelson and with the law of General Relativity."

  3. A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.

Synonymssettlement, accord, concurrence, congeniality, harmony, amenity

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