an establishing, or esp. a restoring, of harmony and friendly relations
Origin of rapprochement
French from rapprocher, to bring together: see re-, approach, and -mentrapprochement
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rapprochement
noun
- A reestablishing of cordial relations, as between two countries.
- The state of reconciliation or of cordial relations.
Origin of rapprochement
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Noun
(plural rapprochements)
- The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.
- It was the Nixon administration that saw the rapprochement between the United States and China.
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