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conciliatory
[kuhn-sil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
conciliatory
/ -trɪ, kənˈsɪljətərɪ, kənˈsɪljətɪv /
adjective
intended to placate or reconcile
Other Word Forms
- conciliatorily adverb
- conciliatoriness noun
- nonconciliatory adjective
- unconciliative adjective
- unconciliatory adjective
- DzˈٴǰԱ noun
- Dzˈٴǰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of conciliatory1
Example Sentences
Sean Hannity sought to strike a similarly conciliatory tone, saying that just last week the two men were “best friends,” and that the dispute ultimately came down to a disagreement over a piece of legislation.
After the story ran, state Sen. Megan Dahle, a Lassen County Republican who at the time served in the Assembly, set up a conciliatory meeting between Fish and Wildlife and Fisher.
Bessent, in his remarks to the finance institute, struck a conciliatory note on his efforts to get China to the negotiating table.
But Vietnam has taken a more conciliatory approach, even before the latest round of tariffs was announced.
And while she struck a conciliatory tone on the water issue on Friday, calmly describing his tariff threat as “President Trump’s way of communicating,” she is also under considerable domestic pressure on the issue.
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