NEGOTIATION Synonyms

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• compatibility of observations

• harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters

• the thing arranged or agreed to

• the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

• the verbal act of agreeing

• (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)

• the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment

• the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement

• a middle way between two extremes

• an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

• make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

• settle by concession

• expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

• the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled

• any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration

• the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

• a particular instance of buying or selling

• an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

• wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

• the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

• the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

• the act of distributing playing cards

• the act of apportioning or distributing something

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• take action with respect to (someone or something)

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• behave in a certain way towards others

• distribute cards to the players in a game

• direct the course of; manage or control

• give out as one's portion or share

• give (a specific card) to a player

• sell (especially of illegal material)

• an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

• an exchange of views on some topic

• an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

• a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

• the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

• a negotiation between enemies

• discuss, as between enemies

• a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

• a community of people smaller than a town

• a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

• the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• an area where a group of families live together

• termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

• the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

• a discussion intended to produce an agreement