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bargaining table

NOUN

negotiation

Synonyms

WEAK

arbitration debate mediation

Example Sentences

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The league didn’t have a mechanism to go back to the bargaining table, but an opportunity would soon arise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Would the US president be ready to send his negotiators back to the bargaining table?

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Bagher Qalibaf added a second condition — the release of frozen Iranian assets — which he suggested must be returned before Tehran takes its seat at the bargaining table.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

A Starbucks spokeswoman said it wants to reach a fair agreement and is ready to return to the bargaining table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

This we hoped would bring the government to the bargaining table.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela