Conciliatory

Meaning

Intended to placate, pacify, or win over; showing willingness to reconcile after disagreement

Origin / Etymology

From Latin conciliare, 'to bring together, unite'

Synonyms

Placatory Appeasing Emollient

Antonyms

Belligerent Antagonistic

Example Sentence

"RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat struck a markedly conciliatory tone toward Gen Z protesters, defending their right to dissent rather than branding them anti-national."

🎯 UPSC Usage

Useful in GS2 answers on pressure groups and party politics, e.g., 'an ideological parent organisation may adopt a conciliatory posture toward a discontented demographic without any underlying change in belief.'

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