Reconciling

  • 121Reconciliation — Rec on*cil i*a tion ( s?l ?*? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]conciliation, L. reconciliatio.] 1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. [1913 Webster] Reconciliation and… …

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  • 122South sea — pacific pa*cif ic, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See {Pacify}.] Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition. [WordNet sense 3] Syn: peaceable. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 123joint targeting steering group — A group formed by a combatant commander to assist in developing targeting guidance and reconciling competing requests for assets from multiple joint task forces. Also called JTSG. See also group; joint; targeting …

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  • 124primary interest — Principal, although not exclusive, interest and responsibility for accomplishment of a given mission, including responsibility for reconciling the activities of other agencies that possess collateral interest in the program …

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  • 125intercede — intransitive verb ( ceded; ceding) Etymology: Latin intercedere, from inter + cedere to go Date: 1597 to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences ; mediate Synonyms: see interpose • interceder noun …

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  • 126peacemaker — noun Date: 15th century one who makes peace especially by reconciling parties at variance • peacemaking noun or adjective …

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  • 127reconciliation — noun Etymology: Middle English reconsiliacioun, from Anglo French, from Latin reconciliation , reconciliatio, from reconciliare Date: 14th century 1. the action of reconciling ; the state of being reconciled 2. the Roman Catholic sacrament of… …

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  • 128science — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin scientia, from scient , sciens having knowledge, from present participle of scire to know; perhaps akin to Sanskrit chyati he cuts off, Latin scindere to split more at shed Date: 14th… …

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