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.

Synonyms

• accommodation
• compromise
• concession
• give-and-take

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The issue could come up again during the next round of negotiations. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024

Nearly two dozen rounds of negotiations have failed to bring disengagement. —Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024

Thursday, the city informed developer Reven Capital in a letter delivered via email of its decision to end negotiations, citing an impasse on terms in an exclusive negotiating agreement, or ENA. —Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024

But Viktor Orban – Hungarian Prime Minister and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin – has held up Kyiv’s membership negotiations with the EU and delayed aid deals. —Luke McGee, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024

But after months of negotiations and sporadic assurances of progress, signs of optimism this week that an agreement was near have begun to fade. —Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024

After weeks of tense negotiations, a new transitional framework for governing Haiti over the next two years and creating a path toward eventual elections was officially created Friday. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024

Some franchisees felt they had been left out of negotiations with lawmakers, straining their relations with corporate headquarters. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024

Israel calls them operatives; deaths threaten truce talks TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli aircraft killed three sons of Hamas' top political leader in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, striking high-stakes targets at a time when Israel is holding delicate cease-fire negotiations with the militant group. —Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English negociacion "dealing with people," borrowed from Latin negōtiātiōn-, negōtiātiō "business, trade," from negōtiārī "to do business, trade, deal" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at negotiate

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing negotiation

• in negotiation
• open to negotiation
• under negotiation