noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bilateral , mutual
▪ defence/defense , security
▪ non-aggression , peace
▪ stability
▪ electoral ( esp. BrE ), free-trade ( esp. AmE ), social , trade
▪ suicide
VERB + PACT
▪ have
▪ conclude , enter into , form , make
▪
The Liberals formed a secret ~ with the Independents.
▪ sign
▪
The Soviet Union had signed a non-aggression ~ with Germany.
▪ negotiate
▪ break
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She died with her lover in a suicide ~.
▪ under a/the ~
▪
conditions under the recently signed non-aggression ~
▪ ~ between
▪
a security ~ between Pakistan and France
▪ ~ with
▪
She made a ~ with her friend never to tell anyone what had happened.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ with the devil (usually a deal with the devil in AmE )
▪
He accused them of making a ~ with the devil by allowing soldiers to be stationed in the region.