appeasement

British  

/ əˈpiːzmənt /

noun

1. the policy of acceding to the demands of a potentially hostile nation in the hope of maintaining peace

2. the act of appeasing

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appeasement Cultural  

1. A political policy of conceding to aggression by a warlike nation.

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A classic example of appeasement is the Munich Pact of 1938, negotiated between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. Chamberlain, the prime minister of Britain, allowed Hitler to annex part of Czechoslovakia to Germany.

Example Sentences

"There is a general taboo in the media… sensible discussions about how to coexist with China can get easily branded as appeasement," he says.

From BBC

"In five years time will we look back at this approach and see it as appeasement? See it as a massive error?"

From BBC

With hindsight, it's easy to mock Britain's policy of appeasement during the 1930s.

From BBC

That quiet calculation—balancing pressure with appeasement—now forms the bedrock of China’s strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal

For one thing, her girl’s request to get a hamster and Linda’s weary appeasement just rings all too true.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• conciliation
• easing
• moderation