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signatory

[ sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. having signed, or joined in signing, a document:

    the signatory powers to a treaty.



noun

plural signatories.
  1. a signer, or one of the signers, of a document:

    France and Holland were among the signatories of the treaty.

signatory

/ ˈsɪɡnətərɪ; -trɪ /

noun

  1. a person who has signed a document such as a treaty or contract or an organization, state, etc, on whose behalf such a document has been signed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having signed a document, treaty, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·n·ٴr adjective noun plural nonsignatories
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Word History and Origins

Origin of signatory1

1640–50, in earlier sense “used in affixing seals”; 1860–65 signatory fordef 2; < Latin ōܲ of, belonging to sealing, equivalent to ( re ) to mark, seal ( sign ) + -ōܲ -tory 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of signatory1

C17: from Latin ōܲ concerning sealing, from re to seal, from signum a mark
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In Wednesday's open letter, signatories took aim at the Israeli government, warning "Israel's soul is being ripped out".

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That is because as a signatory to the international treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, China has the ability to control the trade of "dual use products".

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Responding to the letter, the board said it understood about 10% of its members were signatories "and potentially others would associate themselves" with its message.

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The Times also learned that signatories’ names have been checked and verified by the team that is periodically updating the letter to reflect additional supporters.

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Sri Lanka, the home of the bank’s largest fleet, is not a signatory.

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