placation, conciliation, propitiation
(noun) the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
conciliation
(noun) any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
conciliation
(noun) the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; “there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
conciliation (countable and uncountable, plural conciliations)
The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
(legal) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cil`i*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. conciliatio.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 September 2024
(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
