distributive bargaining

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noun

industrial relations a negotiation process aimed at reaching a compromise agreement over how resources may be allocated between the parties

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Words nearby distributive bargaining

distribution channel, distribution curve, distribution function, distributism, distributive, distributive bargaining, distributive education, distributive law, distributive property, distributor, distributorship

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How to use distributive bargaining in a sentence

It invites dictatorial and rogue regimes to use Americans serving overseas as bargaining chips.
Aging Cuban Exiles And Their Lawmakers Bypassed by White House|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That victory for the tab became a bargaining chip in all future dealings with the superstar.
I Warned You About Bill Cosby in 2007|Mark Ebner|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the contrary, she said, she did not necessarily believe that collective bargaining needed to be reformed.
Meet Gina Raimondo, the Only Democratic Star of 2014|David Freedlander|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Speaking to reporters in Ankara, Erdogan said there were critics accusing Turkey of bargaining with ISIS.
The Turks to ISIS: ‘Let’s Make a Deal’|Thomas Seibert|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“If they are referring to financial bargaining, this is out of the question,” he said.
The Turks to ISIS: ‘Let’s Make a Deal’|Thomas Seibert|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here and there you could see brown men robed in white sitting near these mountains of fruit, bargaining about the prices.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Chicot was bargaining for some horses, when he saw the monk reappear, carrying the saddles and bridles of the mules.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
A sort of Oriental bargaining takes place, the seller asking twice as much as the object is worth and he intends to take.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
The distributive share of each child has amounted to only about one-third of the sum then contemplated.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions|George S. Boutwell
The term "great men" is distributive in the premises and collective in the conclusion.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill