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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Senior officers struggled to understand Deng’s strategic objectives and questioned whether the beleaguered PLA would be able to push Hanoi to the negotiating table.
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Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Republic and its workers should get back to the negotiating table, as should public defenders and the State Legislature.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
Trump just issued his fifth deadline for Putin to come to the negotiating table with Ukraine.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Theoretically, China is well positioned to bring the countries to the negotiating table.
—Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2025
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Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
Republic and its workers should get back to the negotiating table, as should public defenders and the State Legislature.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
Trump just issued his fifth deadline for Putin to come to the negotiating table with Ukraine.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
Theoretically, China is well positioned to bring the countries to the negotiating table.
—Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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