appeasement

/ 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

appeasement

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

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

Today, the term “Munich” still stands as a political and historical byword warning of the dangers of appeasement — of turning a blind eye to evil.

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That appeasement prevented an earlier hostage release deal and prolonged the war.

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Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X that "appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace".

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

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More than 200 civil society organisations said on Thursday they were "concerned about a military drift in the country's governance, rather than a search for appeasement and an end to repression".

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