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gentlemen's agreement

gentlemen's agreement is the alternative form of gentleman's agreement.

Meaning of gentleman's agreement

Noun

gentleman's agreement (plural gentleman's agreements or gentlemen's agreements)

  1. A usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour.
    • The National League, for instance, adopted a “gentleman's agreement” that effectively excluded black players.2001, John E. Dreifort, Baseball History from Outside the Lines, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 62

Forms of gentlemen's agreement

pluralgentlemen's agreements

Questions about gentlemen's agreement

What is gentlemen's agreement the alternative form of?
Gentlemen's agreement is the alternative form of gentleman's agreement.

Words near gentlemen's agreement in the dictionary

  1. gentlemen of leisure
  2. gentlemen of the back door
  3. gentlemen rankers
  4. gentlemen scientists
  5. gentlemen's
  6. gentlemen's agreement
  7. gentlemen's agreements
  8. gentlemen's bets
  9. gentlemen's club
  10. gentlemen's clubs
  11. gentlemen's Cs

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