Mutual Understanding

Definition: Mutual Understanding

Mutual Understanding

Noun

1. Sympathy of each person for the other.

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Synonym: Mutual Understanding

Agreement

Noun: agreement; accord, accordance; unison, harmony; concord; concordance, concert; understanding, mutual understanding.

Crosswords: Mutual Understanding

A Mutual Understanding (1913)

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Books

• Turning Bricks into Jade: Critical Incidents for Mutual Understanding Among Chinese and Americans (reference)

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Fraternal association requires not only the growing friendship and mutual understanding between our two vast but kindred systems of society, but the continuance of the intimate relationship between our military advisers, leading to common study of potential dangers, the similarity of weapons and manuals of instructions, and to the interchange of officers and cadets at technical colleges. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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Civil Liberties

Solomon Islands

There is mutual understanding between the Government and the churches but no formal memorandum of understanding. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

Because Indonesians place great importance on personal relationships and mutual understanding, partnerships tend to be based primarily on genuine accord, with the written contract playing a less significant role. (references)

Sri Lanka

To lead the U.S. Government's efforts at promoting and defending American interests in Sri Lanka and the Maldives; to implement our diplomatic agenda, we seek to expand the areas of mutual understanding with Sri Lanka and the Maldives. (references)

Minorities

Lesotho

There generally was mutual understanding and cooperation between Christians and Muslims. (references)

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Expression using "mutual understanding": come to a mutual understanding. Additional references.

Danish

samtykke (accede, accommodation, accord, agree, agreement, consent). (various references)

Dutch

stilzwijgende overeenkomst, stilzwýgende overeenkomst. (various references)

Esperanto

interkompreno. (various references)

Finnish

yhteisymmärrys (meeting of the minds), yhteisvoimat. (various references)

French

ils s'efforcent, en développant leur coopération sur un pied d'égalité, de faire progresser la compréhension et la confiance mutuelles, les relations amicales et de bon voisinage entre eux (to promote mutual understanding and confidence). (various references)

German

Einverständnis (accommodation, accord, agreement, approval, consent). (various references)

Hebrew 

�"ב� �" �"�"�"ית. (various references)

Italian

essi si adopereranno, nello sviluppare la loro cooperazione da eguali, per promuovere reciproca comprensione e fiducia, relazioni amichevoli e di buon vicinato fra loro (friendly and good-neighbourly relations among themselves, in developing their co-operation as equals, they will endeavour, to promote mutual understanding and confidence). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

疎通 (drainage), 意気投合 (find a kindred spirit in, hit it off with, sympathy), 意志の疏通 , 合意 (agreement, consent). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

そつう (drainage), いしのそつう (agreement of wills), いきとう�"う (find a kindred spirit in, hit it off with, sympathy), �"うい (agreement, consent). (various references)

Pig Latin

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Portuguese

entendimentomútuo. (various references)

Russian 

взаимопонимание (rapport). (various references)

Spanish

procuraran, al desarrollar su cooperación como iguales, promover la comprensión y la confianza, las relaciones amistosas y de buena vecindad entre ellos (friendly and good-neighbourly relations among themselves, in developing their co-operation as equals, they will endeavour, to promote mutual understanding and confidence). (various references)

Turkish

uzlaşmak (close, come to a mutual understanding, come to an agreement, come to terms, compound, compromise, covenant, make a deal, meet half way, settle on, settle with, strike a balance). (various references)