conciliation /k3n,sili'eifn; ksn,8ili'e/sn/ n [U] conciliating or being conciliated: 修好; 安慰; 調(diào)解： The dispute in the engineering industry is being dealt with by a ~ 'board, a group of persons who arbitrate, etc. 工程業(yè)的糾紛現(xiàn)由一調(diào)解委員會(huì)處理中。