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What is a modus vivendi?

What is a modus vivendi? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A way of living, especially a working arrangement to allow for peaceful coexistence between two parties in spite of differences or unresolved disputes. [from 19th c.]
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Whoever becomes mayor will first have to achieve a modus vivendi with the council.
To some extent, this reflected a standoff or even a temporary modus vivendi between the antagonists.
If you've already been living apart for four years, you may have established a modus vivendi with your spouse.
Every administration seems to reach its own modus vivendi, squaring expectations with realities between the policy and intelligence communities.
The two sides have to find some kind of reconciliation, some kind of modus vivendi over time.
But the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have worked out a modus vivendi which allows for the business of government to carry on.

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