- negotiation
- nounADJECTIVE▪ lengthy, protracted▪ ongoing▪ final▪ direct, face-to-face▪ successful▪ fruitless, unsuccessful▪ behind-the-scenes, secret▪ bilateral, multilateral▪ diplomatic, political▪ global, international▪ constant, continuous▪ difficult, tough▪ delicate▪ complex▪ intense, serious▪
It's time for some serious negotiation.
▪ formal▪ high-level▪ pay (esp. BrE), salary (esp. AmE), wage (esp. BrE)▪ peace, trade, etc.VERB + NEGOTIATION▪ enter into, open, start▪ break off▪ continue, reopen, resume▪ conduct▪Negotiations were conducted in secret.
▪ handle▪Allen had handled the negotiations himself.
▪ lead▪Leading those negotiations is Senator Susan Collins of Maine.
▪ facilitate▪ complete, conclude▪ be open to, be subject to▪The final price is open to negotiation.
NEGOTIATION + VERB▪ take place▪Union negotiations take place behind closed doors.
▪ begin, start▪ continue, go on▪Negotiations continued all day to try to avert a strike.
▪ break down, collapse, failNEGOTIATION + NOUN▪ process▪ skills▪ table▪They wanted to bring the conflicting parties back to the negotiation table.
PREPOSITION▪ by negotiation▪Rents are agreed by negotiation.
▪ in negotiation (with)▪She is in negotiation with other heads of state on the question of oil prices.
▪ through negotiation▪The problem should be resolved through negotiation.
▪ under negotiation▪Contracts are under negotiation.
▪ negotiation between▪The alliance is the product of months of negotiation between the two parties.
▪ negotiation for▪The problem is not the negotiations for a contract.
▪ negotiation of▪the negotiation of a new contract
▪ negotiation on▪international negotiations on reducing carbon emissions
▪ negotiation over▪negotiations over the number of houses to be built
▪ negotiation with▪negotiations with the other side
PHRASES▪ a basis for negotiation▪ a matter for negotiation▪ months, years, etc. of negotiation▪They signed the treaty after several years of negotiation.
▪ a process of negotiation▪Compromise is reached by a process of negotiation.
▪ room for negotiation▪There is considerable room for negotiation on some of the details.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.