#give-and-take__discussion__word  an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
  supertype:  speech_communication__speech__spoken_language__language__voice_communication__voicecommunication__oral_communication  communication by word of mouth; "his speech was slurred"; "the telephone greatly increased the range of speech communication"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
  subtype:  debate__argument  a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
  subtype:  deliberation  (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"
  subtype:  group_discussion__groupdiscussion__conference  a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
     subtype:  bull_session  (informal) an informal discussion (usually among men)
     subtype:  colloquy.group_discussion  a conversation especially a formal one
     subtype:  consultation  a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
        subtype:  sidebar.consultation  (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge in a trial that is held out of the jury's hearing
     subtype:  consultation.group_discussion__audience__interview  a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
     subtype:  powwow__huddle  (informal) a quick private conference
     subtype:  press_conference__pressconference__newsconference  a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
        subtype:  backgrounder  a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues"
     subtype:  pretrial_conference__pretrial  (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
     subtype:  round_table__roundtable__roundtable__round-table_conference__roundtableconference  a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing"
     subtype:  session  a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"
        subtype:  sitting.session  a session as of a legislature or court
        subtype:  clinic.session  meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
           subtype:  reading_clinic__readingclinic  a clinic for people with reading disabilities
           subtype:  basketball_clinic  a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction
           subtype:  baseball_clinic  a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"
           subtype:  hockey_clinic  a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction
        subtype:  executive_session__executivesession__closed_session  a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public
        subtype:  hearing.session  a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
           subtype:  confirmation_hearing  a hearing held by the U.S. senate to gather information on which to approve or reject candidates for high federal office that are nominated by the president
        subtype:  special_session__specialsession  a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions
        subtype:  tutorial  a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
     subtype:  teach-in__teachin  an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
     subtype:  teleconference__teleconferencing  a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
  subtype:  panel_discussion__paneldiscussion  discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience
  subtype:  postmortem  discussion of an event after it has occurred
  subtype:  negotiation__dialogue__talks__talk  a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"
     subtype:  parley  a negotiation between enemies
     subtype:  diplomatic_negotiations__diplomacy  negotiation between nations
        subtype:  dollar_diplomacy  diplomacy influenced by economic considerations
        subtype:  power_politics__gunboat_diplomacy  diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
        subtype:  shuttle_diplomacy__shuttlediplomacy  international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties; "Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East"
        subtype:  Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks__SALT  negotiations between the US and the USSR opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
     subtype:  bargaining  the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
        subtype:  plea_bargaining  (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge
        subtype:  haggle__haggling__wrangle__wrangling  an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
        subtype:  holdout.bargaining  a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
     subtype:  collective_bargaining  negotiation between an employer and trade union
     subtype:  horse_trading__horsetrading  negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining
     subtype:  mediation__arbitration  negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
        subtype:  umpirage  mediation by an umpire

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