horsetrading
See also: horse-trading and horse trading
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horsetrading (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) Informal negotiating, especially when complex or clever in nature.
- 2012 September 20, Andrew Brown, “Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest”, in The Guardian (online):
- Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.
- 2022 September 25, Jason Horowitz, “Giorgia Meloni Wins Voting in Italy, in Breakthrough for Europe’s Hard Right”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- It will still be weeks before the new Italian parliament is seated and a new government is formed, leaving plenty of time for political machinations and horse trading in a coalition with major differences.
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