Meaning of meeting of the minds | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place.
   idiomatic
2. Synonym of consensus ad idem (“agreement about the terms and subject matter of a contract between all involved parties”).

Examples

“[E]xhausted negotiators pored over maps and drafts of a proposed agreement in smoke-filled Cairo hotel rooms, until the morning of the third day, when Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres proclaimed that the two sides had "reached a meeting of the minds."”

“[T]he market seems to believe that the leaders have had a meeting of the minds and won’t fail when the time comes to act.”

“Mr. Noda met with Mr. Ozawa twice but the talks failed to yield a meeting of the minds.”

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