Crossword clues for conciliation
conciliation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conciliation \Con*cil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. conciliatio.] The act or process of conciliating; the state of being conciliated.
The house has gone further; it has declared
conciliation admissible previous to any submission on
the part of America.
--Burke.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, from Middle French conciliation, from Latin conciliationem (nominative conciliatio) "a connection, union, bond," figuratively "a making friendly, gaining over," noun of action from past participle stem of conciliare (see conciliate).
Wiktionary
n. The action of bringing peace and harmony; the action of ending strife.
WordNet
n. 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: placation, propitiation]
Wikipedia
Conciliation is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process whereby the parties to a dispute use a conciliator, who meets with the parties both separately and together in an attempt to resolve their differences. They do this by lowering tensions, improving communications, interpreting issues, encouraging parties to explore potential solutions and assisting parties in finding a mutually acceptable outcome.
Conciliation differs from arbitration in that the conciliation process, in and of itself, has no legal standing, and the conciliator usually has no authority to seek evidence or call witnesses, usually writes no decision, and makes no award.
Conciliation differs from mediation in that in conciliation, often the parties are in need of restoring or repairing a relationship, either personal or business.
Usage examples of "conciliation".
Young Irelanders, and the hypocritical reliance on moral persuasion of Conciliation Hall, the people of Great Britain only gave their ear from curiosity, perfectly regardless of any power which any faction or union of factions might put forth.
A number of Constitutionalists or neutrals have done the same thing, some through a horror of civil war and a spirit of conciliation, and others through fear of persecution and of being taxed with royalism.
My purser provides everything, and keeps a regular account, which I sign as correct, and send home to government, which defrays the whole expenses, under the head of conciliation money.
Instead of urging conciliation, he advocated that the Afro- Americans should be restless and dissatisfied.
Highlanders had a vested interest in conciliation, inpreserving the group marriages: that was why many houses contained Mediators,skilled negotiators.
I still plan to go on record as being opposed to conciliation, but it takes all kinds to make a world.
The practical reason is this: You simply cannot be effective in politics unless you join in the process of compromise and conciliation whereby free men merge little groups into big groups until they accomplish a government.