- (n.) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
- (n.) The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch or other instrument.
- (n.) The minutes or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
- (v.i.) To make or write protocols or first draughts; to issue protocols.
- (n.) A convention not formally ratified.
- (n.) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
- (v.t.) To make a protocol of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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