Nations that express their willingness to join a treaty are called:

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Signatories are nations that express their willingness to join a treaty by signing it. After signing, they may take further action to ratify the treaty, which is the formal process of giving domestic legal effect to the treaty. Once ratified, the nation becomes a "contracting party" to the treaty. Abrogators are nations that decide to withdraw from a treaty they previously ratified.

Nations That Express Their Willingness to Join a Treaty Are