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A signatory puts his or her signature on a document that is also signed by others. In 1215 the English barons revolted against King John and forced him to join them as a signatory to the Magna Carta. This agreement stated the barons' own duties to the King but also assigned the barons clear rights and limited the King's power over them. Though the Magna Carta did nothing for the common people, it's often been called the first step toward democracy in the English-speaking countries.
Examples of signatory in a Sentence
Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
The signatories hail from cities around the world, including Chicago; St. Petersburg; London; and Apple's home base of Cupertino, California.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Many of the petition signatories, including Acher and Simon, also signed the open letter condemning Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars acceptance speech.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024
But few were willing to publicly criticize Glazer’s words outside of Michael Rapaport (a signatory of the letter) and Mayim Bialik, who did so on social media.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
Two signatories of Wednesday’s letter — NewsGuild president Jon Schleuss and WGA West president Meredith Stiehm — separately attended individual sessions of this series.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Jeffords is a signatory on an amicus brief filed in April 2023 that brought together 350 pharmaceutical companies, executives, and investors to challenge the Texas district court’s ruling.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 25 Mar. 2024
If key powers, such as Russia, decline to participate, signatories could agree to impose collective penalties on nonsignatories that violate the treaty’s tenets, universalizing aspects of the treaty even in the absence of universal ratification.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
Some of the 15 signatories to the House discharge petition expressed confidence to CBS News that a vote on Ukraine financial aid would be certain to pass in the House, once a vote is permitted.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Signatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signatory. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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