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peace offering collapse: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

white flag collapse: flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce

shill collapse: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others; act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

armistice collapse: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

pacification collapse: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency; the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"

modus vivendi collapse: a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement

proposal collapse: the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"; something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

pacific collapse: the largest ocean in the world; promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up"; disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner"; relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands"

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

noncombatant collapse: a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon); member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon; used of civilians in time of war

award collapse: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

placation collapse: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

prefer collapse: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"; promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"; give preference to one creditor over another

sacrifice collapse: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss

bid collapse: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"; make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"

calmness collapse: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement; an absence of strong winds or rain

irenic collapse: conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"

offer collapse: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"; the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"; put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"; threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"; produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"; make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"; present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"; make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"; offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"; propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"; present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

pax collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

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