secret negotiation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsecretandnegotiation
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secret
adjective
uk/ˈsiː.krət/us/ˈsiː.krət/
If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know ...
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negotiation
noun[C or U]
uk/nəˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/us/nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the ...
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It is not a matter ofsecretnegotiation.
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There have been months ofsecretnegotiation—each day there have been rumours about them, which have been contradicted by the rumours of the day after.
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What scope is there in all those secret negotiations for the views of parents and of others concerned with children's health to be heard?
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We hear a different story from a party to the secret negotiations.
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If, on the other hand, secret diplomacy means secret negotiations, it is absolutely essential to the carrying on of diplomacy and of foreign affairs.
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Do not hide yourselves in mysterious secret negotiations.
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I think that it is much better to conduct delicate negotiations in private, in spite of the clap trap that is talked about secret negotiations.
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They merely discover during the close season that their jobs have disappeared following secret negotiations with the trust.
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Indeed, secret negotiations with other banks have already taken place.
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I think it is no wonder that there should be this hugger-mugger and delay about announcing the election until these secret negotiations are completed.
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It is disgraceful that, in the last day or so, secret negotiations have been conducted between nation states on a common immigration policy.
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That is why we must have secret negotiations, and that is why the clamour against secret diplomacy is largely fictitious.
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People were mandated to go ahead with secret negotiations.
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The rule should be totally secret negotiations and absolutely open agreements.
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Secret negotiations in smoke-filled rooms are no way to treat a game with such loyal and committed popular support.
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If we are to open up secret negotiations and closed negotiations completely, then we might end up undermining the very negotiations and the very system on which we are built.
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When did the secret negotiations begin?
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I do not welcome the secret negotiations, as a result of which the small groups and interest groupings have hardly been able to play a role at all.
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Therefore, there is no question of any secret negotiations taking place, but procedural consultations in accordance with our international obligations would be necessary in certain circumstances.
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It is so completely unfair to have those secret negotiations, about which we find out what is going on from time to time only because there is a leak.
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