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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The strike, organized by members of the Teamsters union, is intended to pressure Amazon to come to the negotiating table and avoid disruptions during the peak of the holiday shopping season.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Kellogg has presented Trump with a plan for ending the war and forcing Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, Reuters reported previously, citing unnamed sources.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The West Virginia senator eventually came back to the negotiating table months later by working out a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to invest $370 billion in energy and climate projects — a deal that later became the Inflation Reduction Act.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
An economic element also exists in pushing Putin to the negotiating table.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Kellogg has presented Trump with a plan for ending the war and forcing Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, Reuters reported previously, citing unnamed sources.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The West Virginia senator eventually came back to the negotiating table months later by working out a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to invest $370 billion in energy and climate projects — a deal that later became the Inflation Reduction Act.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
An economic element also exists in pushing Putin to the negotiating table.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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