the negotiating table
1the negotiating table — UK US noun [S] MEETINGS ► a situation or place in which people formally discuss something in order to reach an agreement: across/around/at the negotiating table »We were completely unsuccessful at the negotiating table. »Unions are trying to get… …
2the negotiating table — 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 have begun to have discussions again] They came to an agreement at the negotiating… …
3(the) negotiating table — the negotiating table UK [neˈɡəʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l] US [nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l] noun a time, place, or situation in which people discuss something in order to try to reach an agreement Thesaurus: discussions and debatessynonym …
4the negotiating table — UK [neˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l] / US [nəˈɡoʊʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ ˌteɪb(ə)l] noun a time, place, or situation in which people discuss something in order to try to reach an agreement …
5negotiating table — noun the negotiating table 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 have begun to have discussions again] They came to an… …
6negotiating table — N SING: usu the N If you say that people are at the negotiating table, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement. We want to settle all matters at the negotiating table, he said... The decision… …
7bring (someone) to the bargaining table — bring (someone) to the [bargaining/peace etc.] table to persuade a person or a country to join discussions in order to find a solution to a problem. We hope to be able to bring the warring factions to the negotiating table to try to end this… …
8bring (someone) to the peace table — bring (someone) to the [bargaining/peace etc.] table to persuade a person or a country to join discussions in order to find a solution to a problem. We hope to be able to bring the warring factions to the negotiating table to try to end this… …
9negotiating table, the — ne|go|ti|at|ing ta|ble, the [ ne gouʃi,eıtıŋ ,teıbl ] noun a time, place, or situation in which people discuss something in order to try to reach an agreement …
10The Crossing — (العبور) is a term used in Egypt to refer to the west to east crossing of the Suez Canal by the Egyptian army at the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. It is also a term used by some Israelis to refer to the east to west counter attack crossing …