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memorandum of understanding
noun
- law a document that describes the general principles of an agreement between parties, but does not amount to a substantive contract AbbreviationsMOUMoU
Example Sentences
After taking office in January, Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, an international climate accord in which nations worldwide agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to limit global warming.During a trip to the Vatican in 2024, Newsom met with political leaders in Italy to sign a memorandum of understanding on addressing climate change.On a trip to Asia last fall, the California governor reached similar agreements with China, the provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu, and the municipalities of Beijing and Shanghai.
According to a registration law imposed in 2023, such organisations must attain a registration certificate, and often sign a memorandum of understanding with relevant government ministries, to legally operate inside the country.
The then Reform UK leader Richard Tice co-signed a "memorandum of understanding" at the conference alongside Allister.
The ECA has committed to supporting the Club World Cup until at least 2030 through a memorandum of understanding signed in 2023.
The European Commission for its part has suspended "defence consultations" and placed "under review" a memorandum of understanding it signed last year with Rwanda on raw materials.
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