concertation

[ kon-ser-tey-shuhn; French kawn-ser-ta-syawn ]

noun

1. (especially in European politics) cooperation, as among opposing factions, aimed at effecting a unified proposal or concerted action.

Word History and Origins

Origin of concertation¹

First recorded in 1500–10; from French, from Latin concertātiōn-, stem of concertātiō “controversy, strife,” from concertāt(us) “contended” (past participle of concertāre “to contend, fight,” from con- con- + certāre “to contend,” literally, “to decide repeatedly,” from cernere “to decide, separate, sift”) + -iō -ion; influenced by French concerter ( concert ) and perhaps a new formation

Example Sentences

"It was a proper circus out here. There were a lot of distraction, a lot of opportunities for Sinner to lose concertation and he didn't do that."

From BBC

Paris a lancé sa concertation sur le projet de Zone apaisée pour Paris Centre et le nord du boulevard Saint-Germain.

From BBC

But if the concertation of plants and waste in Newark is attractive to him, isn’t that exactly the problem residents are raising?

From Slate

Following his meeting with the president, Berger said a tight deadline wouldn’t give “enough time to the necessary concertation on weighty issues.”

From Seattle Times

He repeatedly used the French word concertation, which means cooperation and coordination, to describe the goal of France's new, post-Gaullist policy.

From Time Magazine Archive