条約|じょうやくjouyaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- nountreaty; pact; convention; agreement
- Related協約きょうやくWrittenWritten/formal term for an agreement concluded through negotiation; fits both labor–management pacts and agreements between states, and is a type of 条約.
- Related協定きょうていNeutralNeutral term for an agreement reached through consultation, between organizations or states alike; its form is usually less strict than a 条約.
Use 「条約」 for formal agreements between states or between a state and an international organization, as in 「平和条約」. Agreements in a simpler form are 「協定」; pacts between groups or between states are 「協約」.
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