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Synonyms of parley
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- held a parley to debate the proposed change in the town's zoning laws
Synonyms for parley
- colloquy,
- conference,
- council,
- forum,
- panel,
- panel discussion,
- powwow
- [informal, now offensive],
- round-robin,
- roundtable,
- seminar,
- symposium
Words Related to parley
- can we meet for an informal parley to see if we can effect a compromise?
Synonyms for parley
- argument,
- argumentation,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- back-and-forth,
- colloquy,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- conference,
- consult,
- consultation,
- council,
- counsel,
- debate,
- deliberation,
- dialogue
- (also dialog),
- discussion,
- give-and-take,
- palaver,
- talk
Words Related to parley
- bull session,
- chat room,
- forum,
- meeting,
- powwow
- [informal, now offensive],
- roundtable,
- seminar,
- skull session
- (also skull practice),
- symposium,
- talkathon
- chat,
- conversation,
- rap,
- words
parley
verbSynonyms of parley (Entry 2 of 2)
- in an effort to win the goodwill of the locals, the developers parleyed with them before finalizing plans for the massive mall
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The first known use of parley was in 1576
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