agreement has definitions from the fields of psychology,grammar
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[ noun ] the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

Synonyms

understanding

Examples

"they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business" "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

Used in print

(John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)

As the time drew_near for the drawing of the British American frontier by terms of the agreement of 1818 , the company suspected that the Pembina_colony - its own post and Fort_Daer - was on American territory .

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums , to remain available until expended , as may be necessary , but not more_than $ 75000000 in_all , ( a ) to carry_out the provisions of_this Act during the fiscal_years 1962 to 1967 , inclusive ; ( b ) to finance , for not more_than two years beyond the end of said period , such grants , contracts , cooperative agreements , and studies as may theretofore have been undertaken pursuant to this Act ; and ( c ) to finance , for not more_than three years beyond the end of said period , such activities as are required to correlate , coordinate , and round_out the results of studies and research undertaken pursuant to this Act : Provided , That funds available in any one year for research and development may , subject_to the approval of the Secretary_of_State to assure that such activities are consistent with the foreign_policy objectives of the United_States , be expended in_cooperation_with public or private agencies in foreign countries in the development of processes useful to the program in the United_States : And provided further , That every such contract or agreement made with any public or private agency in a foreign country shall contain provisions effective to insure that the results or information developed in connection therewith shall be available without cost to the United_States for the use of the United_States throughout the world and for the use of the general public within the United_States .

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums , to remain available until expended , as may be necessary , but not more_than $ 75000000 in_all , ( a ) to carry_out the provisions of_this Act during the fiscal_years 1962 to 1967 , inclusive ; ( b ) to finance , for not more_than two years beyond the end of said period , such grants , contracts , cooperative agreements , and studies as may theretofore have been undertaken pursuant to this Act ; and ( c ) to finance , for not more_than three years beyond the end of said period , such activities as are required to correlate , coordinate , and round_out the results of studies and research undertaken pursuant to this Act : Provided , That funds available in any one year for research and development may , subject_to the approval of the Secretary_of_State to assure that such activities are consistent with the foreign_policy objectives of the United_States , be expended in_cooperation_with public or private agencies in foreign countries in the development of processes useful to the program in the United_States : And provided further , That every such contract or agreement made with any public or private agency in a foreign country shall contain provisions effective to insure that the results or information developed in connection therewith shall be available without cost to the United_States for the use of the United_States throughout the world and for the use of the general public within the United_States .

(Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)

The Commission shall complete its affairs in connection with settlement of United_States-Yugoslav claims arising under the Yugoslav_Claims_Agreement_of_1948 not later than December_31 , 1954 : Provided , That nothing in_this provision shall be construed to limit the life of the Commission , or its authority to act_on future agreements which may be effected under the provisions of_this legislation .

There are hereby created in the Treasury of the United_States ( 1 ) a special fund to be known as the Yugoslav_Claims_Fund ; and ( 2 ) such other special funds as may , in the discretion of the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , be required each to be a claims fund to be known by the name of the foreign government which has entered into a settlement agreement with the Government of the United_States as described in subsection ( a ) of section 4 of_this Title .

2
[ noun ] compatibility of observations

Synonyms

correspondence

Examples

"there was no agreement between theory and measurement" "the results of two tests were in correspondence"

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

Mars has been observed twice at about 3 - cm wave_length , and the intensity of the observed radiation is in reasonable agreement with the thermal radiation which might be predicted on the basis of the known temperature of Mars .

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

We then outline the theory of the interaction of paramagnetic dipoles with nuclei and show that the theory is in excellent agreement with experiment .

The x-ray_diffraction pattern of the material , taken with CuKla radiation , indicated the presence of no extra lines and was in good agreement with the pattern of Douglass .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

Therefore , n is inversely proportional to the radius cubed and in fair agreement with the inverse 7 2 power derived from 1958_Alpha and 1959_Eta data .

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

In_spite of all the pitfalls , there is a certain amount of agreement on some of the giants .

3
[ noun ] harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters

Synonyms

accord

Examples

"the two parties were in accord"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

Instead of emotional recrimination , loaded phrases and sloganeering , we need a dispassionate study of the facts , a better understanding of the opposite viewpoint and a more serious effort to extend the areas of agreement until a solution is reached .

The second step is to recognize the substantial agreement - frequently blurred by emotionalism and inaccurate newspaper reporting - already existing between Catholics and non-Catholics concerning the over-all objectives of family_planning .

Here is a difference in theological belief where there seems little chance of agreement .

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

In March , 1961 , representatives of the national laboratories of Australia , Canada , The_Netherlands , United_Kingdom , U._S._S._R. , United_States , and West_Germany , met at the NBS to devise means for reaching international agreement on a temperature scale between 10 and 90 * * f .

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

This section prevents the military departments and the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization from carrying_out certain transactions involving real_property unless they come into agreement with the Committees_on_Armed_Services of the Senate and the House_of_Representatives .

4
[ noun ] (psychology) the thing arranged or agreed to

Synonyms

arrangement

Examples

"they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"

Used in print

(Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)

Any agreement to_the_contrary shall be unlawful and void .

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

In_addition , the right_to_vote the General_Motors stock held by du_Pont was to be vested in du_Pont 's stockholders , other_than Christiana and Delaware and the stockholders of Delaware ; du_Pont , Christiana , and Delaware were to be enjoined from acquiring stock in or exercising control over General_Motors ; du_Pont , Christiana , and Delaware were to be prohibited to have any director or officer in_common with General_Motors , and vice_versa ; and General_Motors and du_Pont were to be ordered to terminate any agreement that provided_for the purchase by General_Motors of any specified percentage of its requirements of any du_Pont manufactured product , or for the grant of exclusive patent_rights , or for a grant by General_Motors to du_Pont of a preferential right to make or sell any chemical discovery of General_Motors , or for the maintenance of any joint commercial_enterprise by the two companies .

5
[ noun ] (grammar) the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

Synonyms

concord

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