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negotiation

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties intended to reach a beneficial outcome. This beneficial outcome can be for all of the parties involved, or just for one or some of them. It is aimed to resolve points of difference, to gain ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: dialogue , talks ] the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Negotiation \Ne*go`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. negotiatio: cf. F. n['e]gociation.] The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc. Hence, mercantile business; trading. [Obs.] Who had lost, with these prizes, forty ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter for debate/negotiation/discussion (= something to be debated/negotiated etc ) ▪ How to solve the housing crisis is a matter for debate. a round of talks/negotiations/meetings ▪ A second round of talks got under ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Old French negociacion "business, trade," and directly from Latin negotiationem (nominative negotiatio ) "business, traffic," noun of action from past participle stem of negotiari "carry on business, do business, act as a banker," from ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Usage examples of negotiation.

This was a subterfuge, by the aid of which he intended to open new negotiations respecting the form and conditions of the Regency of his son, in case of the Allied sovereigns acceding to that proposition.

After much negotiation and dispute, conducted as to England and Turkey on the one side and Russia on the other with intense acrimony, Russia was obliged to conform to the demands of the allies.

After a short adjournment, a committee of the lower house presented the thanks of the commons to the duke of Marlborough, for his great services performed to her majesty and the nation in the last campaign, and for his prudent negotiations with her allies.

A long siege and an artful negotiation, admonished the king of the Franks of the danger and difficulty of his enterprise.

In the preliminaries of negotiation, Alp Arslan asked him what treatment he expected to receive, and the calm indifference of the emperor displays the freedom of his mind.

The Minister President was of the opinion that Baron Antal Radvanszky, an official of the Hungarian National Bank, was more suitable for such negotiations since he was able to travel to Switzerland under the pretext of business affairs.

The negotiations also stated that in all these strategic military actions the frontier lines drawn at the Second Viennese Arbitrage did not have to be taken into consideration, meaning that the Hungarian Army units could take up defense positions anywhere in the southern Carpathians.

Few of you here will know this, but Atheling Radgar played a vital role in the negotiation of the treaty, although he was only a child at the time.

However, as the Ottoman rulers became more legitimate in the eyes of their subjects, through piety, good deeds, and good government, their swords eventually moved into the background and were replaced by a type of rule by negotiation, which, generally speaking, gave the Ottoman authoritarian tradition in the Middle East a softer edge.

The only files accessed were for the Avion vaccine negotiations and communications ten years ago.

Tyndall sometimes accompanied Olivia during the pearl sale negotiations with Monsieur Barat, but sat back and let her handle the delicate interplay and exchanges before agreeing on a price.

Mother Maryelle demanded, obviously thinking that this was a matter requiring intricate bilateral parental negotiations.

Wills had happened to put up his shop in Cheadle House for sale, and after some protracted negotiations Richard purchased the downstairs space from the owner, my landlord, Sinclair Mackintosh.

I immediately told him the whole story, assuring him that I would never have begun the negotiation if I had not been certain of failure, for I heard on undoubted authority that Serpos could not possibly restore the four hundred thousand ducats.

So ah clear ma throat and dae what ma auld boy always telt me tae dae when yir under pressure in negotiations and ye need tae bullshit.