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

Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual.

From Project Gutenberg

So long as the interim lasts, the affair of the German constitution is left to the free concertation of the individual states.

From Project Gutenberg