agreement

/ə-ˈgrē-mənt/

Middle English agrement, borrowed from Anglo-French agreement, agrément, from agreer "to please, consent, agree-ment -ment

noun

  1. harmony of opinion, action, or character : concord

  2. the act or fact of agreeing

  3. an arrangement as to a course of action

There is widespread agreement on this issue.

She nodded her head in agreement.

noun

  1. nondisclosure agreement

The company required that candidates for high-level positions agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before being hired.

noun

  1. an agreement between the U.S. and a foreign government made by the executive branch either alone or with Congressional approval and dealing usually with routine matters