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pourparler

[ poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-ley ]
/ pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪ /
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noun, plural pour·par·lers [poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-leyz]. /pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪz/. French.
an informal preliminary conference.
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Origin of pourparler

Literally, “for talking”

Words nearby pourparler

pouring box, pour le mérite, pour oil on troubled waters, pour on the coal, pour out one's heart, pourparler, pourparty, pourpoint, pourriture noble, pour test, pousada
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How to use pourparler in a sentence

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

    A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

  • Pourparler, a diplomatic conference towards the framing of a treaty.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

  • To humour a madman—that is what one always advised, therefore Stolphe would make the pourparler, as the French say.

    The Money Master, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for pourparler

pourparler
/ French (purparle, English pʊəˈpɑːleɪ) /
noun
an informal or preliminary conference

Word Origin for pourparler

literally: for speaking
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