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 Secretary of State and several members of the Boston City Council are calling on waste management giant Republic Services to go back to the negotiating table and end a nearly two-week sanitation worker strike affecting more than a dozen Bay State communities.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Whether Drescher or someone else, the person leading the guild next year will have a herculean task ahead of them as SAG-AFTRA returns to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which collectively bargains on behalf of the major Hollywood studios.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 July 2025
And if a reasonable deal cannot be struck soon, should United walk away from the negotiating table?
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Having abandoned diplomacy for military force, Washington now faces the need to return to the negotiating table after breaking trust with Tehran.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Whether Drescher or someone else, the person leading the guild next year will have a herculean task ahead of them as SAG-AFTRA returns to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which collectively bargains on behalf of the major Hollywood studios.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 July 2025
And if a reasonable deal cannot be struck soon, should United walk away from the negotiating table?
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Having abandoned diplomacy for military force, Washington now faces the need to return to the negotiating table after breaking trust with Tehran.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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