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negotiation

negotiation

859 3.5
A discussion to reach an agreement, often in business or politics
  • noun
  • /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : negociación
  • Nearly two decades of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have failed miserably.
  • peace negotiations
  • direct negotiations
  • bilateral negotiations

So then they go into negotiations with themselves, right?

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Examples

  • There will be difficult negotiations between natural gas suppliers and consumers over new contract terms.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Throughout these entire negotiations, Israel was not kept in the dark.

  • What that means is that women now have more negotiation power with the men.

  • So it is just a constant management and negotiation with my body.

  • We are to meet in negotiation.

  • So then they go into negotiations with themselves, right?

  • Well, negotiation, what creates the greatest efficiency in negotiation is trust.

  • Well, reaching a deal, like any negotiation, parties come to a compromise.

  • As Don King once said, negotiations begin once a contract's been signed.

  • After weeks of discussion, the team finally reached a successful negotiation to expand their project.

Synonyms

collective bargaining
vsnegotiation
  • Specialized
33 3.5

Talks between an employer and workers about pay and working conditions

is the wider discussion process used in many contexts beyond labor talks
parley
vsnegotiation
  • Archaic
6 8.1

A discussion between enemies to try to reach an agreement or peace

is the overall process of talking to reach agreement in many situations
haggling
vsnegotiation
6 3.4

A discussion about the price of something, often in a market, to reach an agreement

is the broader process of discussion not limited to price bargaining
horse trading
vsnegotiation
  • Informal
3 5.2

Tough negotiation where both sides give up things to reach a deal

is the general discussion process without stressing intense concession trading
bargaining
vsnegotiation
3 2.9

Talking and agreeing about a deal to get a better price or conditions

is the general process of discussion across many agreement types
talks
vsnegotiation
  • Formal
2 2.3

Official discussions between groups to reach an agreement

is similar but applies to both formal and informal agreement processes
diplomatic negotiations
vsnegotiation
2 3.9

Talks between representatives of different countries to solve problems and reach agreements

is the general discussion process not limited to international relations
dealmaking
vsnegotiation
1 4.1

The activity of negotiating and arranging agreements in business or politics

is the broader process of discussing issues to reach an agreement
backroom negotiation
vsnegotiation
  • Literature
7.4

A private talk in which people make an agreement, often by politicians or business leaders

is the open process of discussing matters to achieve agreement

Antonyms

268 1.6

A situation when people do not have the same opinion

38 8.1

A situation where people cannot agree and nothing can move forward

Compounds

7.4

A private talk in which people make an agreement, often by politicians or business leaders

A plan of ways to guide business talks and reach agreement

How Formal

mediation
41 4.2
talks
  • Formal
2 2.3
negotiation
  • Formal
859 3.5
bargaining
3 2.9
discussion
1.4
conversation
1.0

Surface Forms

negotiation singular
negotiations plural

Morphology

negotiation = negotiate (transparent) = negoti + ation

The word is formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ation' to the verb 'negotiate', maintaining a clear connection to the process of negotiating.

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.