- (the) negotiating table
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a time, place, or situation in which people discuss something in order to try to reach an agreementThesaurus: discussions and debatessynonym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(the) negotiating table
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the negotiating table — UK US noun [S] MEETINGS ► a situation or place in which people formally discuss something in order to reach an agreement: across/around/at the negotiating table »We were completely unsuccessful at the negotiating table. »Unions are trying to get… … Financial and business terms
the negotiating table — used to say that people are having formal discussions in order to reach an agreement The two sides in this dispute have returned to the negotiating table. [=they have begun to have discussions again] They came to an agreement at the negotiating… … Useful english dictionary
the negotiating table — UK [neˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l] / US [nəˈɡoʊʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l] noun a time, place, or situation in which people discuss something in order to try to reach an agreement … English dictionary
negotiating table — noun the negotiating table used to say that people are having formal discussions in order to reach an agreement The two sides in this dispute have returned to the negotiating table. [=they have begun to have discussions again] They came to an… … Useful english dictionary
negotiating table — N SING: usu the N If you say that people are at the negotiating table, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement. We want to settle all matters at the negotiating table, he said... The decision… … English dictionary
bring (someone) to the bargaining table — bring (someone) to the [bargaining/peace etc.] table to persuade a person or a country to join discussions in order to find a solution to a problem. We hope to be able to bring the warring factions to the negotiating table to try to end this… … New idioms dictionary
bring (someone) to the peace table — bring (someone) to the [bargaining/peace etc.] table to persuade a person or a country to join discussions in order to find a solution to a problem. We hope to be able to bring the warring factions to the negotiating table to try to end this… … New idioms dictionary
negotiating table, the — ne|go|ti|at|ing ta|ble, the [ ne gouʃi,eıtıŋ ,teıbl ] noun a time, place, or situation in which people discuss something in order to try to reach an agreement … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
The Crossing — (العبور) is a term used in Egypt to refer to the west to east crossing of the Suez Canal by the Egyptian army at the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. It is also a term used by some Israelis to refer to the east to west counter attack crossing … Wikipedia
table — n. piece of furniture 1) to lay (esp. BE), set (esp. AE) a table 2) to clear a table 3) a card; coffee; dining room; dressing; drop leaf; end; folding; kitchen; night; operating; ping pong; pool; tray; writing table 4) (AE) a training table (for… … Combinatory dictionary
