協定(きょうてい)

協定(きょうてい) refers to a formal agreement between organizations, governments, or parties. It implies mutual negotiation and consensus, composed of 協(きょう) (cooperate) + 定(てい) (fix/determine).

COMMON TYPES:

• 貿易(ぼうえき)協定(きょうてい): trade agreement
• 労使(ろうし)協定(きょうてい): labor-management agreement
• 国際(こくさい)協定(きょうてい): international agreement
• 自由(じゆう)貿易(ぼうえき)協定(きょうてい): free trade agreement (FTA)

COMMON PATTERNS:

• 協定(きょうてい)を結(むす)ぶ: to conclude an agreement
• 協定(きょうてい)を締結(ていけつ)する: to sign/conclude an agreement (formal)
• 協定(きょうてい)に違反(いはん)する: to violate an agreement

SIMILAR WORDS:

• 条約(じょうやく): treaty (formal, between nations, often with legal force)
• 契約(けいやく): contract (business or personal, legally binding)
• 合意(ごうい): mutual agreement, consensus (less formal than 協定(きょうてい))
• 同盟(どうめい): alliance (broader political/military relationship)