peaceful transition

collocation in English

meaningsofpeacefulandtransition

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peaceful
adjective
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/ˈpiːs.fəl/us
/ˈpiːs.fəl/
without ...
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transition
noun[C or U]
uk
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/
a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which ...
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(Definition ofpeacefulandtransitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rather, political change would be the work of elites who broke with the ruling party and negotiated apeacefultransitionwith their former colleagues.
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The purpose of all of the palliative measures was to help thepeacefultransitionfrom capitalism to socialism.
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But nothing indicated that this would be the case in 1912, when a negotiated electoral reform made possible apeacefultransitionto democracy.
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That is the way to achieve apeacefultransition.
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If there is not that, there will not be apeacefultransition.
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He lost those elections, but apeacefultransitionto democratic government nevertheless took place.
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All of us continue to encourage an orderly andpeacefultransitionto democracy in that country.
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They wanted apeacefultransitionto majority rule.
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There is no alternative to dictatorship but either anarchy or thepeacefultransitionto constitutional monarchy.
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That emphasises the urgent need for apeacefultransitionto democratic civilian rule.
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I am convinced that the internal settlement provides the only basis forpeacefultransition.
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What we are trying to do now is ensure apeacefultransition.
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These men are struggling to achievepeacefultransition.
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We all wish to see apeacefultransition.
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We have consistently supported apeacefultransitionto a democratic civilian government.
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Thispeacefultransitionmarks the first change of government since the 1910–17 revolution.
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It was, despite the difficulties, a relativelypeacefultransition.
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Are they in the best interests of apeacefultransition?
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We are in favour ofpeacefultransitionto a fully functioning democracy.
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This policy is aimed at encouraging apeacefultransitionto democracy, promoting human rights and supporting the economic development of the island.
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