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Agreement's formal cousin, wheeled out when rules need to sound inevitable.

means The state of being in agreement with or conforming to a rule, standard, or requirement.

from Traces back to the Old French acorder (to reconcile, bring into agreement), itself rooted in Latin cor, meaning 'heart' — the same root cordial and concord share. The idea beneath it is literally hearts aligning, brought together in one accord, before it stiffened into the bureaucratic handshake we use today.

origin
from heart, as in one mind
common habitat
legal documents and terms of service
usage tell
always paired with with, never alone
synonym check
just means following the rules, fancier
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