Gentleman's/Gentlemen's Agreement

Gentleman's/Gentlemen's Agreement
Gen|tle|man's/Gen|tle|men's Agree|ment ['dʒɛntlmənz ə'gri:mənt], das; - -, - -s [engl.]: (bes. im diplomatischen Bereich) im Vertrauen auf die Redlichkeit des Partners getroffene Übereinkunft, Abmachung ohne formalen Vertrag; Vereinbarung auf Treu u. Glauben: auch sie wird keinen weiteren Skandal wünschen und deshalb möglicherweise ein Gentlemen's A. suchen, wenn die nächste Enthüllung droht (Spiegel 48, 1979, 153).

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