In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NEGOTIATION
negotiation
(noun) the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
negotiation, dialogue, talks
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)
The process of achieving agreement through discussion.
Hyponyms
• content negotiation (Web)
Source: Wiktionary
Ne*go`ti*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. negotiatio: cf. F. négociation.]
1. The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc.
2. Hence, mercantile business; trading. [Obs.] Who had lost, with these prizes, forty thousand pounds, after twenty years' negotiation in the East Indies. Evelyn.
3. The transaction of business between nations; the mutual intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, in making treaties, composing difference, etc.; as, the negotiations at Ghent. An important negotiation with foreign powers. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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