Usually means: Symbol of peace and reconciliation.
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  1. olive branch: Merriam-Webster
  2. Olive Branch, olive branch, olive branch: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. olive branch: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. olive branch: Collins English Dictionary
  5. olive branch: Vocabulary.com
  6. olive-branch, olive branch: Wordnik
  7. olive-branch, olive branch: Wiktionary
  8. olive branch: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. olive branch: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. olive branch: Dictionary.com
  11. Olive Branch, Olive branch, The Olive Branch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. olive branch: Rhymezone
  13. olive branch: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. olive branch: FreeDictionary.org
  15. olive branch: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. olive branch: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. olive branch: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (olive branch)

noun:  A branch of an olive tree offered as an emblem of peace.
noun:  (figuratively) Any symbol of peace, or a peace offering to an adversary to show goodwill and in the hope of securing peace.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A branch of an olive tree.
verb:  Alternative form of olive-branch [To extend an olive branch; to make a peace offering; to attempt to restore peaceful relations.]

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