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non-negotiable

adjective

  1. not open to negotiation or discussion

    the policy is non-negotiable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is organizing efforts among the state’s influential women to develop strategies for regulating artificial intelligence technology, positioning child safety as a non-negotiable priority in platform design and functionality.

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Head coach Steve Borthwick knows also, in order to finally bridge the small margin between the sides, there is a non-negotiable.

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The chancellor needs to find more money to meet her self-imposed "non-negotiable" rules for government finances.

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The chancellor will see this as vindication for a tough stance on her "non-negotiable" rules, and will use these figures to demand discipline over tricky Budget decisions from her backbenches.

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“And most importantly, I heard a Democratic leadership that convinced their own voters that Democrats felt it imperative to provide people with affordable and accessible health care, and that that was non-negotiable for them.”

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