 pacification |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (sociology) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined | |
| Synonyms: | mollification | |
| Examples: | "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants" "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" |
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| Related terms: | appeasement pacify | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (law,writing) a treaty to cease hostilities | |
| Synonyms: | peace_treaty peace | |
| Examples: | "peace came on November 11th" |
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| Related terms: | treaty peace_of_westphalia treaty_of_versailles pacify | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency | |
| Synonyms: | counterinsurgency | |
| Related terms: | conflict insurgency | |
| 4. | [ noun ] actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency | |
| Synonyms: | counterinsurgency | |
| Related terms: | conflict | |
| Similar spelling: |
pacificist Pacific_Ocean Pacific_bonito pacifically Pacific_Time Pacific_newt pacific_coast pacifistic Pacific_yew Pacific_cod Pacific_halibut Pacific_sardine Pacific_plum Pacific_herring |
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