to ratify an agreement
91Kyoto Protocol — The result of negotiations at the third Conference of the Parties (COP 3) in Kyoto, Japan, in December of1997. The Kyoto Protocol sets binding greenhouse gas emissions targets for countries that sign and ratify the agreement. The gases covered… …
92local — / ləυk(ə)l/ adjective located in or providing a service for a restricted area ▪▪▪ ‘…each cheque can be made out for the local equivalent of £100 rounded up to a convenient figure’ [Sunday Times] ▪▪▪ ‘…the business agent for Local 414 of the Store …
93local — adjective / ləυk(ə)l/ referring to a particular area, especially one near where a factory or an office is based ■ noun 1. an independent dealer in futures or options or an independent trader on the LIFFE 2. US a branch of a national trade union… …
94membership — / membəʃɪp/ noun all the members of a group ● The union membership was asked to vote for the new president. ▪▪▪ ‘…the bargaining committee will recommend that its membership ratify the agreement at a meeting called for June’ [Toronto Star] …
95ratification — noun making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it the ratification of the treaty confirmation of the appointment • Syn: ↑confirmation • Derivationally related forms: ↑confirm (for: ↑confirmation) …
96close with — ˈklōz transitive verb 1. : to approach close to 2. : to engage in hostile encounter at close quarters 3. : to ratify an agreement with * * * close with 1. To accede to 2. To grapple or engage in combat with • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
97rat|i|fy — «RAT uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to confirm; approve: » The two countries will ratify the agreement made by their representatives. The Senate ratified the treaty. SYNONYM(S): sanction, authorize. See syn. under approve. (Cf. ↑approve) …
98environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
99Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
100international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
