A negotiation is a strategic discussion that resolves an issue in a way that both parties find acceptable. In a negotiation, each party tries to persuade the other to agree with his or her point of view. By negotiating, all involved parties try to avoid arguing but agree to reach some form of compromise.

: the action or process of negotiating or being negotiated —often used in plural Negotiations between the two governments have failed to produce an agreement. We need a negotiation between the townspeople and mayor over the site of the new library. She is skilled at negotiation.