conciliation
the act of making people friendly again after a fight
The act or process of ending a disagreement and restoring friendly relations between people, groups, or countries.
an official process to help people agree
A formal method of resolving a dispute in which a neutral third party helps the sides reach an agreement, often by suggesting possible solutions.
something you do to calm someone
An action or attitude intended to calm anger, reduce tension, or win someone’s goodwill.
- Base: conciliation
- Plural: conciliation
conciliation and arbitration
1industrial dispute settlement methods
official ways to settle work disputes
- The contract requires conciliation and arbitration before any strike action.
- Their pay dispute was resolved through conciliation and arbitration.
- The union cited conciliation and arbitration procedures in its complaint.
conciliation commission
1official group helping resolve disputes
an official group that helps people agree
- A conciliation commission was formed to address the border dispute.
- The conciliation commission issued proposals for a settlement.
- Both sides accepted the conciliation commission’s timetable.
conciliation meeting
1meeting to reach agreement
a meeting to try to settle a dispute
- They scheduled a conciliation meeting for next Tuesday.
- At the conciliation meeting, both sides agreed on a payment plan.
- The conciliation meeting ended without a settlement.
conciliation proceedings
1official conciliation process steps
official meetings to try to agree
- Conciliation proceedings began after the complaint was filed.
- The judge paused the case to allow conciliation proceedings.
- They attended conciliation proceedings with their lawyers.
conciliation service
1organization providing conciliation
an office that helps people agree
- They contacted the conciliation service to avoid a court case.
- The conciliation service arranged a meeting between the parties.
- A conciliation service can help settle disputes quickly.
conciliation talks
1negotiations to reduce conflict
talks to make peace
- Conciliation talks resumed after a week of violence.
- The minister offered to host conciliation talks in the capital.
- Both parties agreed to conciliation talks led by a neutral chair.
- They started conciliation talks.
early conciliation
1conciliation before a legal claim
trying to settle before going to court
- She started early conciliation to try to resolve the dismissal dispute.
- The deadline was paused while early conciliation was underway.
- Many claims settle during early conciliation.