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JAWBONING [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Administration (General)
  • National and International Economics
DEF

Public criticism by the President of the United States or members of the administration of price or wage increases that they consider unjustifiably large or contributory to inflation.

OBS

The term came into use in the 1960s during President L.B. Johnson's administration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
  • Économie nationale et internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración pública (Generalidades)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
DEF

Crítica pública de las alzas de salarios por parte de la Administración de Estados Unidos.

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Record 2 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

Pressure or force applied by a party during negotiations.

OBS

jawboning: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Pression ou force exercée par une des parties au cours d'une négociation.

OBS

pression pour négocier : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía empresarial
DEF

Presión o fuerza que impone una parte en una negociación.

OBS

presión negociadora: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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