Definition of Stalemates

1. Noun. (plural of stalemate) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of stalemate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stalemates

1. stalemate [v] - See also: stalemate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stalemates

stalagmites
stalagmitic
stalagmitical
stalagmitically
stalagmometer
stalags
stalder
stalderite
stalders
stale metaphor
staled
stalely
stalemate
stalemated
stalemates (current term)
stalemating
staleness
stalenesses
staler
stales
stalest
staling
stalinise
stalinize
stalk
stalk-eyed
stalk of epiglottis
stalkable
stalked

Literary usage of Stalemates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"... maintain open, 3) judiciously using incentives to carry negotiations through high-fidelity lines stalemates; 4) creating a deadline for agreements; ..."

2. United Nations System, The; The Policies of Member States by Chadwick F. Alger, Gene Martin Lyons, John E. Trent (1995)
"The North-South impasse, the stalemates in regional conflicts, the disarray among the countries of the third world, the blows struck by the Reagan ..."

3. National Negotiating Styles edited by Hans Binnendijk (1987)
"them or allowing stalemates to persist; by blocking negotiated solutions if they may threaten the status quo; by depending upon a distant and impersonal ..."

4. Mergers and Competition in the Telecommunications Industry: Congressional edited by Orrin G. Hatch (2000)
"Negotiations among carriers have begun, but most negotiations have ended in stalemates and are being referred to State commissions for arbitration. ..."

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