truce

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a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time:

After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed (US agreed to) a truce.

We've got to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.

Following last month's riots, two of the city's biggest gangs have finally declared a truce, ending years of bloodshed.

The fragile truce between the two sides is not expected to last long.

a temporary agreement to stop fighting or arguing, or a brief interruption in a disagreement:

We seemed to be arguing so much, we have declared a truce in my family.