- v. present participle of bargain. - n. the negotiation of the
terms of a transaction or agreement “You seem to believe that
collective bargaining is always a good thing.” “Once again, the
President comes out on the defense, bargaining from a position
of weakness.” “Collective bargaining is PART of the free market,
dufus.” “In light of the way in which the high court framed the
issue when it granted certiorari, I am inclined to think the
court will conclude that, since Arave had a fair trial, the fact
that his attorney may have been ineffective during plea
bargaining is irrelevant.” “For instance, Schelling showed that
an agent may strengthen its position in bargaining by overtly
worsening its own options, and that the capacity to retaliate
can be more useful than the ability to resist attack.” “We're
negotiating and that was one of our negotiating points," he told
the AP, "but collective bargaining is a negotiating process, and
that was not something that Ted was authorized to say and he
will be dealt with