political settlement

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandsettlement

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpolitical settlement

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There were three basic aspects to thepoliticalsettlement.
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This was apoliticalsettlementreflecting two factors.
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It is plausible that what one takes the public interest to be depends on prior acceptance of a specificpoliticalsettlementor theory.
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Rejection of the ecclesiastical settlement and the established church was a rejection of thepoliticalsettlementand a statement of political recalcitrance.
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If nopoliticalsettlementcan be reached, we will probably have to ask ourselves who is mainly responsible for that.
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In the event that apoliticalsettlementbetween the two sides fails to materialise, will the funding still be made available?
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For the moment there are no signs of apoliticalsettlementto the conflict.
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There has to be apoliticalsettlementand it cannot come soon enough.
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We can and should aim to facilitate apoliticalsettlement, and having facilitated it not then walk away.
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As the minister pointed out, direct trade and helping the economy of the north would assist in apoliticalsettlement.
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But we do not believe that apoliticalsettlementcan be achieved by force, and we wish to see it achieved by negotiation.
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We believe that the basis for apoliticalsettlementis already on the table.
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These prospects would be enormously enhanced with lasting peace and an agreedpoliticalsettlement.
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Most of them expressed a desire for apoliticalsettlement.
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It would allow time for negotiations to take place and apoliticalsettlementto be arrived at.
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I am glad to know that they especially stress that they are going to try to get apoliticalsettlement.
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I believe that it has now become almost equally true that we cannot achieve apoliticalsettlementwithout winning the battle against violence.
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That is what we might achieve from apoliticalsettlement.
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Let me now turn to the second question, that of the short-termpoliticalsettlement.
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The conference should both negotiate a cease fire and agree on the main principles of apoliticalsettlement.
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