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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled;
- Example: "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, conciliation, propitiation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conciliation \Con*cil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. conciliatio.] The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated. [1913 Webster] The house has gone further; it has declared conciliation admissible previous to any submission on the part of America. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conciliation n 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, conciliation, propitiation]