Conciliation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word conciliation
Brit.  |kənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃn|  British pronunciation of the word conciliation

noun

- the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed
- any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
- the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity (syn: propitiation)

Extra examples

The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.

...it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits...

Every offer tending to conciliation had been spurned.

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