He held out an olive branch to the opposition by releasing 42 political prisoners.
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olive branch — olive branches also olive branch N COUNT: usu sing If you offer an olive branch to someone, you say or do something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement or quarrel. Clarke also offered an olive branch to critics in his party … English dictionary
olive branch — If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a gesture to indicate that you want peace … The small dictionary of idiomes
olive branch — noun something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace • Syn: ↑peace offering • Hypernyms: ↑offer, ↑offering * * * ˈolive branch noun usually singular a symbol of peace; … Useful english dictionary
olive branch — n. symbol of peace to extend, hold out, offer the olive branch * * * [ ɒlɪvbrɑːntʃ] hold out offer the olive branch [ symbol of peace ] to extend … Combinatory dictionary
olive branch — If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a gesture to indicate that you want peace. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a person or organization holds out an olive branch to another, they show that they want to end a… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Olive branch — If you hold out or offer an olive branch, you make a gesture to indicate that you want peace … Dictionary of English idioms
Olive branch — Olive Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
olive branch — ► NOUN ▪ an offer of reconciliation. ORIGIN in allusion to the story of Noah in the Book of Genesis, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood … English terms dictionary
olive branch — noun an offer of reconciliation. Origin in allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood, taken as a symbol of peace after God s punishment of mankind … English new terms dictionary
an olive branch — hold out/offer an olive branch to do or say something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement with someone. I ve invited them around to dinner by way of an olive branch … New idioms dictionary
