negotiation
noun
ne·go·ti·a·tion
ni-ˌgō-shē-ˈā-shən 
nonstandard
-sē-
: the action or process of negotiating or being negotiated
—often used in plural
Negotiations between the two governments have failed to produce an agreement.
Examples of negotiation in a Sentence
We need a negotiation between the townspeople and mayor over the site of the new library.
She is skilled at negotiation.
The college president was against any negotiation with the students.
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Ultimately, from the employee and front-line or middle manager perspective, an executive-level five-days-a-week mandate could be seen as the starting point for a negotiation, Tulane professor Christopher Lipp told Newsweek.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, European leaders held an emergency summit in London to rally support for Ukraine as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to wrestle control of peace negotiations away from the US.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
There aren't even negotiations for a peace deal under way.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025
In two instances, Morabito said, his company reached out to the condo association to begin negotiations.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, European leaders held an emergency summit in London to rally support for Ukraine as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to wrestle control of peace negotiations away from the US.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
There aren't even negotiations for a peace deal under way.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2025
In two instances, Morabito said, his company reached out to the condo association to begin negotiations.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for negotiation
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“Negotiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negotiation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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