conciliationcon·cil·i·a·tion /kənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU] HUMAN RESOURCES the process of getting an employer and employees who are involved in an argument to meet and discuss their differences, in the hope of ending the argumentProcedures for conciliation and mediation between the two sides of industry should be encouraged.
the conciliation service ACAS
→ see also ACAS —conciliator noun [countableC]The government has appointed an official conciliator in a last attempt to bring the unions and management to the negotiating table.