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concertation

concertation

9.1
People talking and working together to reach an agreement or plan
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒn.sɚˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • UK
translation icon : concertación
  • Their concertation led to a collaborative project that addressed the needs of both the residents and local businesses.

Examples

  • After much concertation, the committee finally reached an agreement on the new school policies.

  • The process of concertation represented popular interests through parties and unions and simultaneously ensured policy implementation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • This social concertation thus broadened the decision-making process to include major interest organizations and is another example of the politics of consensus.

    Academic text (1998)
  • This National Programmatic Concertation (Concertación Nacional Programática, or CONAPRO) included labor and business confederations.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The fundamental priorities of this more state corporatist variant of policy concertation have been the achievement of a new and more durable macroeconomic equilibrium and the renegotiation of the external debt, with the privatization of state enterprise and promotion of foreign investment also vigorously pursued.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The city held a meeting for concertation, where community leaders worked together to plan improvements for local parks.

Synonyms

cooperation
vsconcertation
443 2.5

Working together with other people to reach a common goal

is about consulting and planning rather than just joint action
collaboration
vsconcertation
150 4.0

Working together with others to reach a shared goal

is more about consulting to reach agreement or a coordinated plan
teamwork
vsconcertation
89 1.8

People working together and helping each other to reach a common goal

is about consulting first to agree a plan rather than only group effort
coordination
vsconcertation
85 3.5

Organizing different parts or activities so they work well together

is a process of people consulting to produce agreements and coordinated plans
concurrence
vsconcertation
5 7.2

Agreement in opinion or plan among people

is a consultative process aiming to reach agreement and a plan
collective effort
vsconcertation
4 2.9

Work done by a group of people to reach a common goal

is a consultative process that leads to agreement rather than only shared labour
convenance
vsconcertation
  • Archaic
9.9

An agreement between people or groups reached after discussion

is a process of consulting to reach agreement or coordinated plan
coaction
vsconcertation
  • Specialized
7.4

To work with others to reach a shared goal

is focused on consulting to form an agreement rather than mere activity

How Coordinated

unanimity
13 6.7
coordination
85 3.5
concertation
  • UK
9.1
consultation
102 4.1
disagreement
268 1.6

Surface Forms

concertation singular
concertations plural

Morphology

concertation = concert (opaque) = concert + ation

The noun is formally built on the verb concert plus -ation, but the relevant verb sense is rare and the specialized meaning is not readily predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Concertation comes from the idea of a concert, where people work 'together' in 'harmony' like musicians making one performance. So, concertation means people meeting, planning, and agreeing to act together.