conflict (v.kôn flíkt ; n. kän flíkt), v.i.  1. to come into collision: clash, or be in opposition or at variance.  2. to contend: do battle. —n.  3 a battle or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife.  4. controversy; a quarrel: conflicts between church and state.  5. discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism, as of interests of principles: a conflict of ideas.  6. a striking together: collision. [t. L: s. conflictus, pp., struck together] —confliction, n. —conflictive
	dispute (dís pût), v. -puted, - puting, n. —v.i.  1. to engage in argument or discussion.  2. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel. —v.t.  3. to argue or debate about; discuss.  4. to argue against; call in question.  5. to quarrel or fight about; contest.  6. to strive against; oppose; to dispute an advance. —n.  7. argumentation; verbal contention; a debate or controversy; a quarrel. [ME, t. L: m. s. disputare; r. ME despute(n), t. OF] —disputer, n.
	mediation (mê dí â shen), n.  1. action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.  2. Internat. Law. an attempt to effect a peaceful settlement between disputing nations through the friendly good offices of another power.
	negotiation (ní gô shí â shen), n.  1. mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty
	resolution (réz e lõõ shen), n.  1. a formal determination, or expression of opinion, of a deliberative assembly or other body of persons.  2. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.  3. act of resolving or determinting as to action, etc.  4. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.  5. the art or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts.

 

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