Look up: detente

1. detente
   [n] - the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
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2. détente
   Reduction of political tension and the easing of strained relations between nations, as seen in the ending of the Cold War 1989-90. The term was first used in the 1970s to describe the new easing...
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3. detente
   noun the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
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4. détente
   (from the article `international relations`) Nixon, Kissinger, and the détente experimentGeneral Secretary Brezhnev and President Nixon were understandably optimistic in the wake of the endorsement by the 24th Party Congress of the Soviet ... ...registration for the draft, withdrew the SALT II treaty from the Senate, and proclaim...
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5. detente
   detente In mechanics, a part that stops or releases a movement, as a catch for controlling the striking of a clock.
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6. Detente
   (band) `Detente` is a thrash metal band founded in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. The group`s original line-up included Dawn Crosby on vocals, Steve Hochheiser on bass, Dennis Butler on drums and Ross Robinson and Caleb Quinn on guitars,.<ref name="History page">Detente web sit...
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