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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Even if Russia is brought to the negotiating table, there’s reason to believe its word cannot be trusted.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Trump and his national security advisers are instead looking at a monthslong process to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump's supporters often argue that the president-elect only makes these kinds of threats as a means of forcing parties to the negotiating table and making clear his goals.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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, 11 Jan. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Trump and his national security advisers are instead looking at a monthslong process to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Trump's supporters often argue that the president-elect only makes these kinds of threats as a means of forcing parties to the negotiating table and making clear his goals.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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, 11 Jan. 2025
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“The negotiating table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20negotiating%20table. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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