non-negotiable

British

adjective

not open to negotiation or discussion

the policy is non-negotiable

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non-negotiable

Such effort is a non-negotiable for Jaissle who, like Howe, wants his players to train the way they play and take that vigour into games.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Wangchuk's statement and an earlier letter to federal ministers he met on Tuesday night omitted any mention of Pradhan's resignation, but the CJP insisted the demand remained non-negotiable.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Juda also defended a move to tighten parliamentary oversight over the central bank, insisting the institution's independence was "non-negotiable".

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

The product they built — Claude, where values are made explicit, debatable and revisable — is a direct expression of a team that decided honest disagreement was non-negotiable.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Their schedules are so crazy, they didn’t fight me on quitting Hebrew school this year, which had always been non-negotiable before.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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