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conciliation

nounC2Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,126 of 15,258mostly written

Conciliation is the bringing of two hostile sides back to friendly terms. A conciliation service, attempt conciliation, conciliation talks.

In British employment disputes it is a formal step, and a claim must go through a conciliation service before it can reach a tribunal. Conciliation differs from arbitration, since it helps the parties agree rather than deciding for them.

Definitions of conciliation

  1. 1nounconciliationThe bringing of two hostile sides back to friendly terms.C2

    “After the strike, both sides agreed to try conciliation through a neutral adviser.”

conciliation is a reconciling.

Where it comes from

Latin conciliatio comes from conciliare, to bring together, from concilium, an assembly.

  1. Middle French

    conciliation

  2. English, today

    conciliation

From Middle French conciliation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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conciliation in the wild

  • Unlike litigation or arbitration, conciliation is a voluntary, confidential, and flexible method aimed at resolving conflicts without the need for formal legal proceedings.

    Conciliation

  • Furthermore, much of Acas' conciliation work is now focused on individual complaints to an employment tribunal (i.e. where individuals claim their employer has denied them a legal right).

    Acas

  • The conciliation boards only hear certain types of civil cases.

    Judiciary of Norway

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.