Munich Pact
Preserved but no longer current.
Also seen as: Munich Agreement
The Dact signed by Germany, France, Great Britain, and Italy on September 29th, 1938, whereby the Sudeten- land of Czechoslovakia was ceded to Germany. From this unfortunate act of appeasement the phrase has come to mean any dishonourable appeasement. Murderer's Bible, The.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Munich Pact” mean?
The Dact signed by Germany, France, Great Britain, and Italy on September 29th, 1938, whereby the Sudeten- land of Czechoslovakia was ceded to Germany. From this unfortunate act of appeasement the phrase has come to mean any dishonourable appeasement. Murderer's Bible, The.
Is “Munich Pact” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.