pourparler
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pourparler
Literally, “for talking”
Example Sentences
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The last-named group on the other hand, produced much pourparler, for Jay maintained that these Negroes were "clearly comprehended by the terms of the treaty."
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
The old woman in Normandy had written, oh, yes; but then there must have been a great pourparler, and even Félicité had grown angry.
From The Halo by Justice, B. Martin
It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho
Gwen seemed tolerant of Voltaire, as a pourparler.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
The official drummer could explain by the high and low alternations of his taps that a deed of violence just done was not a crime but a pourparler for the forming of a league.
From American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime by Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell
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