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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The interview covered a wide range of topics – how Hamas now regards October 7, the fate of the remaining hostages in Gaza, the state of ceasefire negotiations and the future of a post-war Gaza.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Zavian will serve as advisor to USA Football, supporting risk management, contract negotiation and compliance.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The work stoppage of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), which represents more than 50,000 postal workers across Canada, comes as the union has been mired in contract negotiations with Canada Post for almost two years over wages and part-time work.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
For applications that require acrobatics, aggressive recovery, or high-speed obstacle negotiation, Atlas-class performance is leagues ahead of what Tesla has publicly demonstrated.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Zavian will serve as advisor to USA Football, supporting risk management, contract negotiation and compliance.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The work stoppage of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), which represents more than 50,000 postal workers across Canada, comes as the union has been mired in contract negotiations with Canada Post for almost two years over wages and part-time work.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
For applications that require acrobatics, aggressive recovery, or high-speed obstacle negotiation, Atlas-class performance is leagues ahead of what Tesla has publicly demonstrated.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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