Rapprochement
noun
The development of friendlier relations between countries or groups who were previously enemies.
The rapprochement between the two countries was initiated by their leaders.
Often appears as...
- rapprochement with
- diplomatic rapprochement
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The act of becoming closer to someone, particularly in a friendship.
There was a rapprochement between the two friends after they hadn't spoken for years.
Often appears as...
- rapprochement with
- emotional rapprochement
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The development of friendlier relations between countries or groups who were previously enemies.
The rapprochement between the two countries was initiated by their leaders.
Often appears as...
- rapprochement with
- diplomatic rapprochement
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The act of becoming closer to someone, particularly in a friendship.
There was a rapprochement between the two friends after they hadn't spoken for years.
Often appears as...
- rapprochement with
- emotional rapprochement
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Often Diplomatic
Used mainly in diplomatic or political contexts, referring to thawing tensions and improving relations.
The rapprochement between the warring nations brought hope for a sustained peace.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate
Implies a gradual process, not an instant change in relations.
Rapprochement is underway but full trust is yet to be restored.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The word is neutral, without implying who initiated the betterment or who was at fault.
Following years of conflict, rapprochement seemed achievable.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Diplomatic
Used mainly in diplomatic or political contexts, referring to thawing tensions and improving relations.
The rapprochement between the warring nations brought hope for a sustained peace.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate
Implies a gradual process, not an instant change in relations.
Rapprochement is underway but full trust is yet to be restored.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The word is neutral, without implying who initiated the betterment or who was at fault.
Following years of conflict, rapprochement seemed achievable.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Diplomatic
Used mainly in diplomatic or political contexts, referring to thawing tensions and improving relations.
The rapprochement between the warring nations brought hope for a sustained peace.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate
Implies a gradual process, not an instant change in relations.
Rapprochement is underway but full trust is yet to be restored.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The word is neutral, without implying who initiated the betterment or who was at fault.
Following years of conflict, rapprochement seemed achievable.
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Video examples
Trita Parsi: Iran and...
lobbied for and improved U.S.-Iran relations now feared a U.S.-Iran rapprochement, thinking that it would come at Israel's security interests' expense, and instead sought to put Iran in increased isolation.
Video examples
Trita Parsi: Iran and...
lobbied for and improved U.S.-Iran relations now feared a U.S.-Iran rapprochement, thinking that it would come at Israel's security interests' expense, and instead sought to put Iran in increased isolation.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
David Starkey
English Historian
Family really meant almost nothing to me for many years but then, to my enormous surprise, when I met my partner James I found myself re-engaging and re-connecting. My mother died in 1977 but I got to know my father as an adult, and he got on well with James. A rapprochement with my whole family followed.
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Amanda Foreman
British Historian
For America, Britain has never been more than a strategic player, and when it suits them to use us, then there's been a rapprochement. But if it doesn't suit them, you're kicked out the door. In 1860, America was like a big, spoilt teenager trying to get away from its parent.
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J. William Fulbright
American Politician
The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.
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Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
The United States treated Gaddafi as an enemy due to his support for terrorism against us, until a rapprochement of sorts began under Pres. George W. Bush at the very end of 2003.
Quote examples
David Starkey
English Historian
Family really meant almost nothing to me for many years but then, to my enormous surprise, when I met my partner James I found myself re-engaging and re-connecting. My mother died in 1977 but I got to know my father as an adult, and he got on well with James. A rapprochement with my whole family followed.
Quote examples
Amanda Foreman
British Historian
For America, Britain has never been more than a strategic player, and when it suits them to use us, then there's been a rapprochement. But if it doesn't suit them, you're kicked out the door. In 1860, America was like a big, spoilt teenager trying to get away from its parent.
Quote examples
J. William Fulbright
American Politician
The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.
Quote examples
Elliott Abrams
American Lawyer
The United States treated Gaddafi as an enemy due to his support for terrorism against us, until a rapprochement of sorts began under Pres. George W. Bush at the very end of 2003.
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