the negotiating table
US /ðə nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbl/
UK /ðə nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbl/

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談判桌
a meeting or discussion where people try to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
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Both parties agreed to come to the negotiating table to discuss a resolution.
雙方同意坐到談判桌前討論解決方案。
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After weeks of deadlock, the union finally returned to the negotiating table.
經過數週的僵持,工會終於回到了談判桌。