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Entente

n.calm, kindformal

What it means

A friendly understanding or cooperative agreement between groups or states.

Reach for it when describing cordial cooperation that may be less binding than an alliance

The two clubs formed an entente to share the training ground.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    understanding

    when informal agreement rests on shared expectations

    not when Understanding may be private or vague and lacks entente's diplomatic flavor.

  • warm

    friendly pact

    when plain language should retain the cordial tone

    not when Pact sounds more binding, while friendly can understate strategic interests.

  • professional

    alliance

    when parties commit to mutual support

    not when Alliance is stronger and usually imposes more defined obligations.

  • professional

    partnership

    when sustained joint work and shared responsibility are central

    not when Partnership is more operational and may imply equal legal standing.

  • formal

    accord

    when a negotiated agreement resolves a difference

    not when Accord suggests a clearer settlement and can be legally documented.

  • literary

    rapprochement

    when previously strained parties restore friendly relations

    not when Rapprochement names the process of drawing closer, not the resulting arrangement.

Said against

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  • hostility
  • rupture
  • conflict
  • estrangement

It naturally appears in

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  • cordial entente

    A cordial entente allowed the neighboring museums to share loans.

  • reach an entente

    The councils reached an entente over maintenance of the bridge.

  • informal entente

    An informal entente kept both choirs from scheduling the same weekend.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.