to be in dispute with
1dispute — di‧spute [dɪˈspjuːt,ˈdɪspjuːt] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a serious disagreement between two groups of people, especially a disagreement between workers and their employers in which the workers take action to protest: • The… …
2dispute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, major, serious ▪ There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term. ▪ The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries. ▪ …
3dispute — dis|pute1 W2 [dıˈspju:t, ˈdıspju:t] n [U and C] 1.) a serious argument or disagreement dispute with ▪ The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company. dispute over ▪ He got into a dispute over a taxi fare. ▪ Every effort was made to… …
4dispute — 01. The labor [dispute] has lasted for over 6 months now, and there is no end in sight. 02. You can t [dispute] the fact that you kissed my wife; I saw you myself. 03. He won his pay [dispute] with his employer after the union intervened. 04. The …
5dispute — dis|pute1 [ dı spjut ] noun count or uncount *** a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time: dispute between: a territorial dispute between rival gangs dispute over: a dispute over pay dispute with …
6dispute — 1 noun (C, U) 1 SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT a situation in which two countries or groups of people quarrel or disagree with each other: a border dispute | A prolonged labor dispute disrupted rail services. 2 be beyond dispute if something is beyond… …
7dispute — [[t]dɪspju͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ disputes, disputing, disputed 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft N with/over n, N between pl n A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. They have won previous pay disputes with the government...… …
8dispute — I UK [dɪˈspjuːt] / UK [ˈdɪspjuːt] / US [dɪˈspjut] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms dispute : singular dispute plural disputes *** a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time dispute between: a …
9dispute */*/ — [ˈdɪspjuːt] , [dɪˈspjuːt] noun [C/U] I a serious disagreement, especially one that involves groups of people and lasts for a long time The two companies are still in dispute.[/ex] a territorial dispute between rival gangs[/ex] a dispute over… …
10Dispute settlement in the World Trade Organization — Dispute settlement is regarded by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the central pillar of the multilateral trading system, and as the organization s unique contribution to the stability of the global economy .[1] A dispute arises when one… …
