conciliation n 1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" 2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration 3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: {placation}, {conciliation}, {propitiation}]
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]