Dictionary Definition

pact n : a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: treaty, accord]

User Contributed Dictionary

an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant

A pact is a formal agreement, usually between two or more nations.

Notable historic pacts include:

PACT (Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy)
PACT (Professional Automotive Career Training) or Honda PACT
PACT (Professional Association for Computer Training (PACT)) in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
PACT (Powdered activated carbon treatment), a wastewater treatment technology
PACT (Police and Communities Together), the Lancashire Constabulary's neighbourhood policing
PACT, a protein that activates protein kinase R (PKR)
PACT, a UK trade association that represents and promotes the commercial interests of independent feature film, television, animation and interactive media companies
PACT, the (Professional Association of Canadian Theatres)
PACT, the (Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test)
PACT, the (Pewsey Area Community Trust)
PACT, (People, Activities, Context, Technology) used in Human Computer Interaction and design as a framework for analysing who, what, where and how users interact with an interface
PACT, the (Program of Assertive Community Treatment) Original Community Support Program for people with severe and persistent mental illness founded in Madison, WI
PACT, (Pagan Awareness Coalition for Teens) established in Omaha, NE.
PACT, (Peformance Assessment for California Teachers)

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