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Another word for pacification

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Noun
      1. The act of adjusting or the state of being adjusted.
      2. A small change; a minor correction; a modification
      3. Settlement of a debt or claim.
      1. (Architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
      2. The act or process of settling:
      3. An arrangement or agreement reached, as in business proceedings or negotiating a dispute:
      1. The act of making or endorsing an accommodation paper
      2. The act of accommodating or the state of being accommodated; adjustment.
      3. Reconciliation or settlement of opposing views.
      1. The policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to maintain peace.
      2. The policy of giving in to the demands of a hostile or aggressive power in an attempt to keep the peace
      3. The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.
    See also:

    agreement

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Sentence Examples

  • But the pacification was only on the surface.

  • They were weary of a means of pacification which produced endless wars abroad and misery at home.

  • On the advice of the prince of Orange the states-general refused to receive him as governor-general unless he accepted the " Pacification of Ghent."

  • A treaty establishing a firm alliance between the provinces, represented by the states-general, assembled at Brussels on the one part, and on the other by the prince of Orange, and the states of Holland and Zeeland, was agreed upon and ratified under the title of the " Pacification of Ghent."

  • Instead of opposing Francesco Sforza in Milan, he lent him his prestige and influence, foreseeing that the dynastic future of his own family and the pacification of Italy might be secured by a balance of power in which Florence should rank on equal terms with Milan and Naples.

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