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impasse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dead end, deadlock, stalemate, standstill |
| Type of | situation |
reached an impasse on the negotiations.
impasse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street |
| Type of | thoroughfare |
Examples of impasse
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The impasse between player and team hasn't changed the company's opinion of him.
From the signonsandiego.com
Political analysts now paint a grim picture of a country at legislative impasse.
From the bloomberg.com
To break the impasse, they flipped a coin three times, and Pettygrove won twice.
From the denverpost.com
What, though, if we were to reach some impasse on the issue of prisoners voting?
From the guardian.co.uk
But what will Nu Labour do to help resolve this utter mess and dagerous impasse?
From the guardian.co.uk
While the answer seems at first sight to be obvious, we have reached an impasse.
From the newscientist.com
The recent fighting in Gaza was a painful reminder of the huge risks of impasse.
From the guardian.co.uk
Europe's latest political impasse cast a gloom over financial markets yesterday.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The impasse was only resolved after former prime minister Tony Blair intervened.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Deadlock: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
- Blind alley: a street with only one way in or out
- A bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked. ...
- Impasse is a 1969 American film starring Burt Reynolds. It concerns a group of adventurers trying to recover gold lost in the Philippines during World War II.
- Impasse is a 1965 Argentine film.
- In general usage, a term referring to a situation where two parties cannot h agree on a solution to a dispute. In legal usage, if impasse is reached, the employer is legally permitted to unilaterally impose its latest offer.
- A deadlock in negotiations. After bargaining in good faith, the parties have failed the reach an agreement on one or more issues. Note: There is presently no procedure in Maryland higher education collective bargaining law which deals with resolving an impasse.
- The point at which no further progress can be made toward a contract agreement.
- (F), an impassable point; a blind alley.
