Plural of compromise; agreements where each side gives up something to reach a settlement, or situations that weaken something's integrity.
From Old French 'compromis,' from Latin 'com-' (together) + 'promittere' (to promise). Originally meant a mutual promise to abide by arbitration.
The Great Compromise at the 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention literally invented the Senate and House of Representatives as a way to settle a seemingly impossible disagreement—compromises can actually create new institutions.
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