Peaceful agreement or harmony among people, groups, or states.
Reach for it when naming stable goodwill and absence of serious conflict in a formal register
The shared water agreement restored concord between the neighboring districts.
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agreement
Fits when people hold the same view or accept the same terms
Careful Agreement can be narrow and temporary rather than a state of concord.
everyday
Fits when absence of conflict is the main value
Careful Peace may be enforced or uneasy, without genuine accord.
warm
Fits when parts or people combine without discord
Careful Harmony can suggest pleasant fit without explicit agreement.
professional
Fits when a group reaches broad decision alignment
Careful Consensus can coexist with personal hostility and may not be unanimous.
formal
Fits when agreement between parties is the precise point
Careful Accord may be a single settlement and does not promise warm relations.
literary
Fits when friendly relations between groups suit elevated prose
Careful Amity is uncommon and warmer than mere peaceful agreement.
live in concord
The two communities learned to live in concord without becoming alike.
restore concord
A transparent boundary survey helped restore concord.
spirit of concord
The ceremony closed in a spirit of concord and honest remembrance.
Keep in mind
Concord in this sense is current but formal and uncommon outside historical, diplomatic, or literary contexts.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated
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