They pursued a balanced policy for the sake of national concord.
2. uncountable noun
In grammar, concord refers to the way that a word has a form appropriate to the number or gender of the noun or pronoun it relates to. For example, in 'She hates it', there is concord between the singular form of the verb and the singular pronoun 'she'.
More Synonyms of concord
concord in British English
(ˈkɒnkɔːd, ˈkɒŋ-)
noun
1.
agreement or harmony between people or nations; amity
2.
a treaty establishing peaceful relations between nations
3.
agreement or harmony between things, ideas, etc
4. music
a combination of musical notes, esp one containing a series of consonant intervals
Compare discord (sense 3)
5. grammar another word for agreement (sense 6)
Word origin
C13: from Old French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concors of the same mind, harmonious, from com- same + cor heart
Concord in British English
(ˈkɒŋkəd)
noun
1.
a town in NE Massachusetts: scene of one of the opening military actions (1775) of the War of American Independence. Pop: 16 937 (2003 est)
2.
a city in New Hampshire, the state capital: printing, publishing. Pop: 41 823 (2003 est)
Concord in American English1
(ˈkɑŋkərd)
noun
1. US
a large, dark-blue, cultivated variety of fox grape, used esp. for making juice and jelly
: in full Concord grape
2. US
a wine made from this grape
Concord in American English2
(ˈkɑnkɔrd; for 2 & 3 ˈkɑŋkərd)
1.
city in W Calif., near Oakland: pop. 122,000
2.
capital of N.H., on the Merrimack River: pop. 41,000
3.
town in E Mass., near Boston: pop. 17,000: with Lexington, site of the first battles of the Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775)
Word origin
prob. alluding to the amity hoped for among the inhabitants and their neighbors
concord in American English
(ˈkɑnˌkɔrd; ˈkɑŋkɔrd)
noun
1.
agreement; harmony
2.
a.
friendly and peaceful relations, as between nations
b.
a treaty establishing this
3. Grammar
agreement
4. Music
a combination of simultaneous and harmonious tones; consonance
Word origin
ME & OFr concorde < L concordia, agreement, union < concors (gen. concordis), of the same mind < com-, together + cor, heart