noun
rapprochement
Rapprochement (noun) means the return of friendly relations between two sides, especially two countries, after a period of tension.
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The return of friendly relations between two sides, especially two countries, after a period of tension.
"It was the Nixon administration that saw the rapprochement between the United States and China."
"Critics, including many veterans of the diplomatic corps, have been alarmed by Mr. Trump’s apparent rapprochement with Russia."
— Ken Bensinger, Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ (2025)
"“These norms were laid in the early 2000s, when Seoul’s so-called sunshine policy took off,” Sung-Yoon Lee, a Korea expert at Tufts University, told The Washington Post last week, referring to a rapprochement policy adopted by South Korea."
— Dominique Mosbergen, Another Summit Snafu: Who’s Going to Pay for Kim Jong Un’s Singapore Hotel Room? […] (2018)
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Etymology
An unadapted borrowing from French rapprochement, meaning “act or process of getting closer together; link (between two things)”.
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Rhymes for rapprochement
cement
element
clement
movement
pavement
tenement
inclement
abatement
amusement
statement
agreement
excrement
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What is the meaning of rapprochement?
"rapprochement" (noun) means the return of friendly relations between two sides, especially two countries, after a period of tension.
What is another word for rapprochement?
Other words for "rapprochement" include reconciliation.
