negotiation
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3.5
- noun
- /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Formal
- Nearly two decades of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have failed miserably.
- peace negotiations
- direct negotiations
- bilateral negotiations
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Watch on YouTubeSo then they go into negotiations with themselves, right?
- So then they go into negotiations with themselves, right?
- Well, negotiation, what creates the greatest efficiency in negotiation is trust.
- You know, I've spent a lot of time teaching negotiation skills.
- Throughout these entire negotiations, Israel was not kept in the dark.
- At the end, he was getting closer to real negotiations with Russia.
- You could teach us the fine points of negotiation that most people are unaware of.
- What, what do most people who've never studied negotiation get wrong about negotiation?
- I think that negotiations with Iran is a right approach.
- He said every scene is either a fight, a negotiation, or a seduction.
- So I mean, in that negotiation is what led to us buying the UFC.
Examples
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There will be difficult negotiations between natural gas suppliers and consumers over new contract terms.
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Throughout these entire negotiations, Israel was not kept in the dark.
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What that means is that women now have more negotiation power with the men.
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So it is just a constant management and negotiation with my body.
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We are to meet in negotiation.
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So then they go into negotiations with themselves, right?
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Well, negotiation, what creates the greatest efficiency in negotiation is trust.
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Well, reaching a deal, like any negotiation, parties come to a compromise.
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As Don King once said, negotiations begin once a contract's been signed.
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After weeks of discussion, the team finally reached a successful negotiation to expand their project.
Synonyms
434
2.3
Official discussions between groups to reach an agreement
123
2.9
Talking and agreeing about a deal to get a better price or conditions
41
3.5
Talks between an employer and workers about pay and working conditions
6
3.4
A discussion about the price of something, often in a market, to reach an agreement
6
8.1
A discussion between enemies to try to reach an agreement or peace
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5.2
Tough negotiation where both sides give up things to reach a deal
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3.9
Talks between representatives of different countries to solve problems and reach agreements
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4.1
The activity of negotiating and arranging agreements in business or politics
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7.4
A private talk in which people make an agreement, often by politicians or business leaders
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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7.4
A private talk in which people make an agreement, often by politicians or business leaders
How Formal
42
4.2
- Formal
434
2.3
- Formal
678
3.5
123
2.9
∞
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word negotiation comes from the old Latin word negotium, which meant 'business' and comes from the parts neg- 'not' and otium 'leisure', so it literally means 'not leisure'. So a negotiation is people doing that serious, busy work of talking to reach an agreement.