negotiation
[ni-goh-shee-ey-shuh n, -see-]
- mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty.
- the act or process of negotiating.
- an instance or the result of negotiating.
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Origin of negotiation
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conferencearbitrationtransactiondiplomacydiscussionmediationagreementconsultationcompromisemeetingdebateinterventioncolloquyExamples from the Web for negotiation
Contemporary Examples
In every negotiation, your strongest tool is the ability to walk away.
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’Marlow Stern
October 28, 2014
As with any negotiation, what matters in the end is getting the desired outcome, not just scoring points along the way.
Negotiation and compromise are the lifeblood of democracy, not poison to the body politic.
Above all, universities are instructed to look for “opportunity for negotiation” and “opportunity to recast the questions.”
But what negotiation can the naysayers cite, in modern times, that has ever been an outright capitulation?
Historical Examples
After a period of confrontation, we are entering an era of negotiation.
The preliminaries of the negotiation were adjusted at this interview.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
For the two sisters, and their hired men, it was a simple matter for negotiation.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
We first entered into negotiation for Stocks in January, 1892.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume IIMrs. Humphry Ward
I have no doubts that other attempts will be made to bring about a negotiation.
negotiation
- a discussion set up or intended to produce a settlement or agreement
- the act or process of negotiating
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Word Origin and History for negotiation
n.
early 15c., from Old French negociacion "business, trade," and directly from Latin negotiationem (nominative negotiatio) "business, traffic," noun of action from past participle stem of negotiari "carry on business, do business, act as a banker," from negotium "a business, employment, occupation, affair (public or private)," also "difficulty, pains, trouble, labor," literally "lack of leisure," from neg- "not" (see deny) + otium "ease, leisure." The sense expansion from "doing business" to also include "bargaining" about anything took place in Latin.
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