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Compromise meaning
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. | A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender. | A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
Synonyms of Compromise
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Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was the Congressional effort led by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas to compromise on the sectional disputes that seemed to be headed toward civil war.
His frustrations include the difficulty of telling the truth in the police; how difficult it was to refuse compromise; the willingness of those who compromise to make you the victim and above all, criminals are always ready with incredible offers.
Palestinians have been asked to make compromise after compromise and each time they have lost land and resources.
He said for the crisis to be resolved, three things need to be done, first of which is negotiating a compromise to bring the protests to an end and immediate relief to the country “which will not compromise democracy, security and human rights”.
Brady earlier said he tabled it because after he saw May’s Chequers deal was losing support it became ‘very obvious that it was going to be necessary to compromise’, but said the Northern Irish backstop was a ‘compromise too far’.
It was a compromise in principles, but the NDP was hardly alone in the compromise.
Politics is about compromise and if there is to be a political solution then compromise is inevitable.
The legislature’s compromise was adopted on Feb. 23. Although the compromise doesn’t include everything that OneVirginia2021 asked for, I believe this version will empower citizen members of the proposed redistricting commission to prevent gerrymandering.
Marge was a woman who seemed to constantly weigh the balance between money and compromise, until one compromise too many had been made.
Markus Pieper, the EPP’s lead on the file, told EURACTIV once talks broke down last week that “a compromise between 30% and 40% cannot be 40%”, adding that he had managed to convince his conservative colleagues of the merits of the compromise.
Ausgleich (Compromise) 1867 Austria-Hungary was created through the mechanism of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (Ausgleich).
Eventually, a compromise was reached with the Luxembourg compromise on 29 January 1966 whereby a gentlemen's agreement permitted members to use a veto on areas of national interest.
Furthermore, the Compromise of 1850 led to a breakdown in the spirit of compromise in the United States in the antebellum period, directly before the Civil War.
Let us denote the time at which it is decided that the compromise occurred as T. Such a compromise has two implications.
On December 18, 1860, the Crittenden Compromise was proposed to re-establish the Missouri Compromise line by constitutionally banning slavery in territories to the north of the line while guaranteeing it to the south.
Other issues and comparisons * Approval voting can allow voters to cast a compromise vote without abandoning their favorite candidate as long as voters accept the potential of that compromise vote resulting in the defeat of their favorite.
Pierce was persuaded to support repeal, and, at Douglas' insistence, Pierce provided a written draft asserting that the Missouri Compromise had been made inoperative by the principles of the Compromise of 1850.
Shas has supported territorial compromise with the Arabs and Palestinians, but it generally opposes compromise over Jewish holy sites.
Studies in compromise Defining and finding the best possible compromise is an important problem in fields like game theory and the voting system.
The Compromise of 1850 main Clay played a central role in designing a compromise in 1850 between North and South to resolve the increasingly dangerous slavery question.