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bargaining table

NOUN

negotiation

Synonyms

WEAK

arbitration debate mediation

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Warner may have been forced back to the bargaining table by its lawyers or big shareholders who have multiple fingers in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Unions also have been experimenting with new models of negotiating that bring union, business and government representatives together to the bargaining table to set wages and other labor standards for an industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

With the talks stuck, Brazil announced Monday it wanted an agreement by midweek, sending exhausted negotiators back to the bargaining table and extending work hours late into the night.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela