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# signatory

«signatory» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person, group or country that has signed an official…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a signatory, signatories); adjective (signatory)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A signatory is a person, group or country that has signed an official agreement, contract or treaty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#m1)

2) (formal, money) A signatory on a bank account is a person allowed to sign cheques and approve payments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and news, countries are signatories to treaties, such as agreements on human rights or the environment. In adult life and law, both sides of a contract are signatories. In clubs and charities, two signatories may be needed to pay money. Phrases: "signatory to", "the signatories of the treaty", "authorised signatory".

### examples

- (formal) Over a hundred countries are signatories to the treaty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#x1)
- All the signatories must sign on the last page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#x2)
- Both my parents are signatories on the house contract. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#x3)
- (money) The club treasurer is a signatory on the bank account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#x4)
- (formal) The signatories agreed to protect the rainforest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#x5)
- Every pupil in the class became a signatory to our class charter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/#x6)

### note

Countable: a signatory, signatories (y → ies). It is formal; the everyday verb is "sign" and the noun "signature" is your name written in your own way. Do not confuse "signatory" (the person) with "signature" (the written name).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «signatory» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signatory/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.