(n.) A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum.
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Parley
Definition:
(n.) Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.
(v. i.) To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.
Example Sentences:
(1) For another $100 he wrote, with his sister Elizabeth, Peter Parley's Universal History on the Basis of Geography, a children's book, which over time sold very well indeed.
(2) It is impossible to parley with al-Qaida, but the west could do much to stem its flow of recruits by engaging more constructively with the Islamic world than George Bush is willing to do.
(3) Kerry, en route to China for a wide-ranging diplomatic parley, called on the Afghan security forces to remain neutral and warned against either candidate using them to his advantage.
(4) He's one of a select band of former criminals ('Mad' Frankie Fraser and Dave Courtney in recent times, George Raft in days gone by) who have parleyed their former notoriety into a lucrative sideline in the entertainment industry.
(5) Health promotion is defined by the following activities: the advocation of healthy behaviors, the continuation of the promotion of such choices or the promotion of changes in unhealthy behavior, the parleying of preventive and curative health services and the acceptance of such facilities and the condoning of activities at a societal level that are supportive of preventative and health choices.
(6) the screen announces, and a chat box appears, inviting me to start up a text conversation with a stranger who has declared me attractive enough to parley with.
(7) Katie Couric and David Pogue Under the chief executive, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo tried to parley its dominance of the old web – chiefly through the millions of users who still have the site set as their homepage – into dominance of old media.
(8) While diplomats parley in New York, the war in Syria continues apace.