the negotiating table
noun
—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 came to an agreement at the negotiating table.
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Trump has expressed increasing frustration with the Kremlin, despite pursuing warmer relations with Russia and forcing Ukraine to the negotiating table.
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Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel claimed Saturday that its new military operation had pushed Hamas to the negotiating table.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Zelensky will sit at the negotiating table only with Putin, said presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
To some, this reluctance to immediately pursue a full takeover is enough reason to question whether Ratcliffe has the means or the motivation to return to the negotiating table and buy the Glazers’ remaining shares.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Ellie Cook
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel claimed Saturday that its new military operation had pushed Hamas to the negotiating table.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Zelensky will sit at the negotiating table only with Putin, said presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak.
—Mehmet Guzel, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
To some, this reluctance to immediately pursue a full takeover is enough reason to question whether Ratcliffe has the means or the motivation to return to the negotiating table and buy the Glazers’ remaining shares.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the negotiating table
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“The negotiating table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20negotiating%20table. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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