"fence-mending" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fence-mending (uncountable)
  1. (politics) Social assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorate. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-fence-mending-en-noun-KujX1B8q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Topics: government, politics
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fence, mend. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fence-mending-en-noun-ogUMk9Nj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mend fences

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