Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity: "Conciliation" refers to the process of making someone less angry or hostile, often by addressing their concerns or grievances.
   • Any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration: In a formal context, it is a method of dispute resolution where a neutral third party helps the conflicting sides reach an agreement, typically less formal than arbitration.
   • The state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled: It describes the condition of restored friendly relations and cooperative behavior following a conflict.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The manager's conciliation helped calm the upset customer.
  • The labor dispute was resolved through conciliation rather than a strike.
  • After their argument, a period of conciliation followed.

Advanced Usage

• "Court of conciliation": A legal body or process aimed at reconciling parties in a dispute before formal litigation.
  • They opted for a court of conciliation to settle the contract disagreement amicably.

Variants and Related Words

• Conciliate (verb): To stop someone from being angry or discontented; to placate.
  • He tried to conciliate the opposing factions.
• Conciliatory (adjective): Intended or likely to placate or pacify.
  • She made a conciliatory gesture by offering an apology.
• Conciliator (noun): A person who acts as a mediator to reconcile differences.
  • The professional conciliator facilitated the negotiation.

Synonyms

• Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly relations.
• Mediation: Intervention in a dispute to resolve it.
• Appeasement: The action of pacifying or placating.
• Placation: The act of making someone less angry or hostile.

Antonyms

• Provocation: Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.
• Alienation: The state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.
• Hostility: Unfriendly or antagonistic behavior.

Related Phrases

• "Spirit of conciliation": A willingness to be conciliatory.
  • Both sides entered the talks with a spirit of conciliation.
• "Process of conciliation": The series of steps taken to achieve reconciliation.
  • The process of conciliation took several months.

Noun

1. the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
2. any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
3. the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
   • there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed