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olive branch
[ol-iv branch]
noun
a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
One of their national emblems is a white dove clutching the olive branch of peace.
any token of peace.
The new prime minister has pursued a reconciliation strategy, extending an olive branch to dissidents and rebel groups.
Still in a snit, she snubbed his olive branch a few days later by blocking his phone call.
olive branch
noun
a branch of an olive tree used to symbolize peace
any offering of peace or conciliation
olive branch
The branch brought by a dove to Noah's ark signifying that the flood was receding.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of olive branch1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Speaking at a national prayer breakfast on Wednesday, Ruto appeared to extend an olive branch to Tanzania.
"There's no point continuing to fight any more. Life is precious," he said, holding out an olive branch the size of a small palace.
He offered olive branches both to Canadians who did not vote for his Liberal Party and to his political rivals.
It accused Ukraine of ignoring what Moscow presented as an olive branch and of prolonging the war.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Scriven called his amendment an "olive branch" after weeks of deadlock with the government.
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