concertation

[ kon-ser-tey-shuhn; French kawn-ser-ta-syawn ]

/ ˌkɒn sərˈteɪ ʃən; French kɔ̃ sɛr taˈsyɔ̃ /

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noun

(especially in European politics) cooperation, as among opposing factions, aimed at effecting a unified proposal or concerted action.

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Origin of concertation

1500–10; <French <Latin concertātiōn- (stem of concertātiō strife, controversy), equivalent to concertāt(us) past participle of concertāre to contend, fight (con-con- + certāre to contend, frequentative of cernere to decide, determine, literally, to sift; cf. certain) + -iōn--ion; though influenced by French concerter (see concert) and perhaps a new formation

Words nearby concertation

concerned, concerning, concernment, concert, concertante, concertation, concertato, concerted, Concertgebouw, concertgoer, concert grand

How to use concertation in a sentence

Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
So long as the interim lasts, the affair of the German constitution is left to the free concertation of the individual states.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan