parleynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɑː.li/us/ˈpɑːr.li/old-fashioned or humorousa discussion between two groups of people, especially one that is intended to end an argument
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Debate & discussion
- arena
- compare
- conciliate
- dialectic
- float around
- fly
- fly around
- get down to business idiom
- kick sth around
- negotiable
- negotiate
- powwow
- reason with sb
- reasoning
- sophistry
- speak
- talk sth out
- talk sth over
- toss
- weigh in
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parley
verb [ I ] ukus
old-fashioned After some serious parleying, both sides agreed to settle their differences.