pourparler

[poor-par-ley, poor-pahr-ley]

noun

French.

plural

pourparlers 

1. an informal preliminary conference.

pourparler

/ purparle, pʊəˈpɑːleɪ /

noun

1. an informal or preliminary conference

Word History and Origins

Origin of pourparler¹

Literally, “for talking”

Word History and Origins

Origin of pourparler¹

literally: for speaking

Example Sentences

Pourparler, pōōr-p�r′lā, n. a conference to arrange for some important transaction, as the formation of a treaty.

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Whatever may be the nature of the pourparler, it must be based on the conviction that neither legal contention nor diplomatic dispute will ever settle the vexed question.

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It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.

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Gwen seemed tolerant of Voltaire, as a pourparler.

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He goes to have a pourparler with the Pope.

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