kənˌsilēˈāshən noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Latin conciliation-, conciliatio, from conciliatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act or process of conciliating : the effort to establish harmony and goodwill
b. : the intervention in a dispute by an outsider who seeks to achieve agreement between the disputing parties ; specifically : the mediation of a labor dispute by a third party, governmental or private, having no power to compel settlement of the dispute but relying only on persuasion and suggestion
2. : the state of being conciliated : the manifesting of goodwill and cooperation
a period of conciliation between church and state