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- Dictionarymodus vivendi/ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː/
noun
- 1. an arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or until a final settlement is reached: "the two states have with difficulty reached a modus vivendi, though hardly friendship"
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5 days ago · modus vivendi. noun. a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes. synonyms: life style, life-style, lifestyle. see more. noun. a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement. see more.
3 days ago · This definition is proposed by the Conseil International Pour la Langue Française (International Council for the French Language) in its Dictionnaire de Spatiologie (Dictionary of Aeronautics and Space Technology). Therefore, space is no longer just a place that starts 100 km above the Earth’s surface, as once proposed by Theodore von Karman; it is also what humans do there and do with it.
1 day ago · Mr. Blanchette: Thank you, that was a really helpful perspective, Ambassador Burns. And of course, I'm always struck by its obvious ways in which trying to find a modus vivendi with Beijing is challenging. And I think sometimes there can be armchair sniping that these efforts are a waste of time.
7 hours ago · The vacuum cleaner demands a vacuumer as an electric stove demands a cook—just to discharge the obligations these machines have created. In this sense the appliance calls the housewife into being and determines her modus vivendi, her daily life governed by her own mod cons.
1 day ago · A common modern definition of a republic is a government having a head of state who is not a monarch. Democracy is based on the concept of popular sovereignty. In a direct democracy the public plays an active role in shaping and deciding policy.
2 days ago · Within states, a constitution defines the principles upon which the state is based, the procedure in which laws are made and by whom. Some constitutions, especially codified constitutions, also act as limiters of state power, by establishing lines which a state's rulers cannot cross, such as fundamental rights.
4 days ago · Reasoning and Fallacies. This chapter reviews logical rules that produce valid arguments and common rule violations that lead to fallacies. Understanding fallacies helps us to avoid committing them and to recognize fallacious arguments made by others. Reasoning can be inductive or deductive .
