an official agreement which encourages European countries to be peaceful and to make sure all their citizens are treated fairly and have basic human rights. It was signed in 1975 by every European country except Albania, and also by the US and Canada.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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