rapprochement
General noun
The re-establishment of cordial relations between people or groups after a period of hostility.
After years of icy silence, the brothers' cautious rapprochement began with a single handwritten letter.
Law noun
A renewal of cordial relations between parties who had been in conflict.
The mediated sessions produced a rapprochement that let the joint venture continue.
Business noun
The re-establishment of cordial relations after a period of dispute.
Quiet back-channel talks produced a rapprochement that reopened the joint venture.
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