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conflict resolution

American  
[kahn-flikt rez-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˈkɑn flɪkt ˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən /

noun

  1. the skills and methods needed to bring a peaceful end to conflicts.


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Whether in Kyiv or Khan Younis, war has ceased to be a mechanism for conflict resolution and has instead become a perpetuator of instability, humiliation and loss.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2026

The board is "tethered to a galaxy far, far away and not to the realities of conflict resolution back here on Planet Earth," he said.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Ireland will always speak up for international law, humanitarian action, conflict resolution and democratic values.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

He left Downing Street after 10 years and went on to set up Inter-mediate, a conflict resolution charity which has helped negotiate peace agreements in Colombia, Mozambique and Spain.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2025

But the same mathematics that makes direct pairwise conflict resolution inefficient in large societies makes direct pairwise economic transfers also inefficient.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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