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Conciliation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Conciliation : (noun)
1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after
being reconciled; "there was a brief period of
conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"
2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be
settled short of arbitration
3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
[syn: placation, propitiation]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Conciliation : \Con*cil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. conciliatio.]
The act or process of conciliating; the state of being
conciliated.
The house has gone further; it has declared
conciliation admissible previous to any submission on
the part of America. --Burke.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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