Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who signs or has signed something.

    Near-synonyms: undersigned, subscriber

    John Hancock is famous for being the first signatory to the American Declaration of Independence, and for writing his name large.

    Unterzeichner, Unterzeichnerin, Unterzeichneter

    someone who signs and is bound by a document

Examples

4 sentences
  1. As a signatory to the treaty, our country is bound by its stipulations.

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  2. Several of the original signatories, notably the countries with the largest military forces, declined to consider a new treaty.

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  3. Is Mexico a signatory to the Geneva Convention?

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  4. As a signatory to the treaty, Australia is bound by its terms.

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Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
one who signs or signed:

Origin

From Latin signatorius.

From Latin signatorius.

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Forms

plural: signatories
Singularsignatory
Pluralsignatories

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who signs and is bound by a document:signer

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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