negotiation
Americannoun
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mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement.
the negotiation of a treaty.
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the act or process of negotiating.
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an instance or the result of negotiating.
Other Word Forms
- nonnegotiation noun
- prenegotiation noun
- pronegotiation adjective
Etymology
Origin of negotiation
1570–80; < Latin negōtiātiōn- (stem of negōtiātiō ) a doing of business, equivalent to negōtiāt ( us ) ( negotiate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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“There is frustration among ownership about the state of the negotiations,” said NFL executive Jeff Miller, responsible for overseeing the league’s communications and public affairs.
From Los Angeles Times
The prospects for negotiations reopening the strait and ending the war are dismal, and there is no guarantee that force can accomplish what diplomacy cannot.
“If we needed to, we could execute those options on behalf of the president of the United States and this department, or maybe we don’t have to use them at all. Maybe negotiations will work.”
From Los Angeles Times
Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran had "had no negotiations with America in these thirty-one days," referring to the duration of the war.
From BBC
"They are very real. They are ongoing, they are active, and I think, gaining strength," Hegseth said of the negotiations.
From Barron's
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