horsetraded
Negotiated through haggling
Past tense of horsetrade.
To horsetrade is to negotiate shrewdly, with each side making concessions to reach a deal.
The term evokes the bargaining and bluffing involved in trading horses, where sellers might conceal flaws and buyers feign disinterest: They horsetraded for weeks before agreeing on the terms.
In politics, horsetrading often involves exchanging votes or favors.
Reached terms through discussion
- barteredExchanged goods directly
- haggledNegotiated over price
- swappedExchanged mutually
- exchangedMutually traded
brokered · deal-making · traded · reciprocated · acquired · divested · transacted · counteroffered
Negotiating mutual agreements
- backroomPrivate space for dealings
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
- logrollingTrading political support mutually
quid pro quo · bipartisan · amendment · caucus · legislation · lobbying · patronage · pork barrel
negotiated
Reached terms through discussion
exchanged · brokered · deal-making · traded · reciprocated · acquired · divested · transacted · counteroffered · finagled
dealmaking
Negotiating mutual agreements
- backroomPrivate space for dealings
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
logrolling · quid pro quo · bipartisan · amendment · caucus · legislation · lobbying · patronage · pork barrel · coalition
horsetradedtook at face value
Believed without scrutiny
capitulated · acquiesced · yielded · submitted · caved