#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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