- conciliation
- con|cil|i|a|tion [ kən,sıli`eıʃn ] noun uncounta process that is intended to end an argument between two groups of people
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
conciliation — [ kɔ̃siljasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. conciliatio 1 ♦ Action de concilier (des personnes, des opinions, des intérêts); son résultat. ⇒ accommodement, accord, arbitrage, arrangement, concorde, entente, médiation, rapprochement, réconciliation,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
conciliation — con·cil·i·a·tion /kən ˌsi lē ā shən/ n: the settlement of a dispute by mutual and friendly agreement with a view to avoiding litigation con·cil·i·a·tor /kən si lē ˌā tər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
conciliation — con‧cil‧i‧a‧tion [kənˌsɪliˈeɪʆn] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES the process of getting an employer and employees who are involved in an argument to meet and discuss their differences, in the hope of ending the argument: • Procedures for… … Financial and business terms
conciliation — CONCILIATION. s. f. Action de concilier, réunion de personnes qui étoient divisées. Travailler à la conciliation des esprits. Il a un esprit deconciliation. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit aussi De la concordance des passages et des Lois qui paroissent… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
conciliation — Conciliation. s. f. v. Accord. Conciliation des esprits. conciliation des passages, des loix &c … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conciliation — 1540s, from M.Fr. conciliation, from L. conciliationem (nom. conciliatio) a connection, union, bond, figuratively a making friendly, gaining over, noun of action from conciliare (see CONCILIATE (Cf. conciliate)) … Etymology dictionary
Conciliation — (v. lat.), Versöhnung; davon Conciliatorisch, aussöhnend, einigend, u. Conciliiren, vereinen, aussöhnen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Conciliation — Conciliation, lat., Versöhnung; conciliatorisch, versöhnend; conciliiren, versöhnen, vereinigen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
conciliation — CONCILIATION: Les prêcher toujours, même quand les contraires sont absolus … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
conciliation — et union, Conciliatio, Conciliatura … Thresor de la langue françoyse