Detente

What is Detente?


1.

A relaxing of tension, especially between nations through negotiations.

Through a series of successful negotiations, a gradual detente has formed between the two nations.

See french, relax, tension, negotiations, peace

2.

A type of stalemate where it is in the best interest of each opposing side to NOT engage the other.

The USSR and the United States were engaged in nuclear detente throughout the cold war.

See stalemate, standoff, mexican standoff, nuclear, rumpshaker


82

Random Words:

1. When a yuppie (upper-middle class suburbanite) decides to take up jogging in the early morning. Usually takes place near expensive housi..
1. (n)1. an unitnelligent person. (adj.) 2. a "no brainer" Robert and his friends like to drink cheap beer and engage in untel..
1. 1)An affirmation used to express one's own " down for whatever" attitude. 2)A greeting. EX.1 Gentleman #1: Ay bro, I&a..