modus vivendin.
/ˌməʊdəs vᵻˈvɛndiː/, /ˌməʊdəs vᵻˈvɛndʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdəs vəˈvɛndi/, /ˈmoʊdəs vəˈvɛnˌdaɪ/ A way of living; esp. a working arrangement between contending parties, which enables them to coexist peacefully pending the settlement of those matters in dispute.
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society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > agreement or settlement > practical or temporary
modus vivendi1847
1847 Morning Post 15 July 6/5 Notwithstanding the expiration of the treaty, a modus vivendi would thus be established, which need not terminate till three or six months after one of the high contracting parties shall have made a declaration to that effect.
1875 H. James in Nation 21 Oct. 264/2 In Portugal they [sc. the Jews] found a modus vivendi which, though still hard, was easier than the Spanish rule.
1876 Mind 1 231 To have, then, two fundamental principles at once..is impossible; either one must be retained and the other discarded, or else a modus vivendi must be found and a separate function assigned to each.
1882 Standard 27 Dec. 4/7 The Russian Government and the Pope have arranged a modus vivendi.
1927 New Republic 21 Sept. 107/2 Great Britain unquestionably has a case..for demanding that the nations of the Continent shall arrange among themselves their modus vivendi.
1955 Sci. Amer. Aug. 88/2 Animals of different species, says Lorenz, rarely become friends, but they can and often do find a modus vivendi.
1975 Times 5 Aug. 4/4 Some sort of modus vivendi will have to be worked out between executive and legislative branches.
1988 P. van Sommers Jealousy ix. 172 If a reasonable modus vivendi cannot be achieved, the parties must consider separation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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