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Plural for a conference between opposing sides in a dispute
“Rather, two weeks before Amherst suggested the idea, infected blankets were given to two visiting Indian chiefs during a parley at Fort Pitt.”
Plural for a meeting or discussion, typically conducted by experts in a given field
“Marcus Oliphant, for instance, a noted Austrian scientist, wanted to attend a parley on nuclear physics in Chicago.”
Plural for expression to attain peace
Plural for a public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university
To hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms
“Imagine him rushing to Berlin after the downturn in Axis fortunes to parley with the man in charge because he was the democratically elected leader and symbol of the renascent German nation.”
To represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking
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