'Conciliation' definitions:
Definition of 'conciliation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"
noun
Any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration
noun
The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
Definition of 'Conciliation'
From: GCIDE
- 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]