Stalemate
noun
A situation in a game, contest, or dispute where neither side can win.
The match ended in a stalemate because neither player could win.
Often appears as...
- reach a stalemate
- break the stalemate
verb
To cause to be in a situation where no progress can be made.
The argument was stalemated because both sides refused to compromise.
Often appears as...
- stalemate negotiations
- stalemate discussion
noun
A situation in a game, contest, or dispute where neither side can win.
The match ended in a stalemate because neither player could win.
Often appears as...
- reach a stalemate
- break the stalemate
verb
To cause to be in a situation where no progress can be made.
The argument was stalemated because both sides refused to compromise.
Often appears as...
- stalemate negotiations
- stalemate discussion
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3No Clear Winner
Used when neither party in a contest or dispute can secure a decisive victory.
The legal battle ended in a stalemate, with both companies deciding to settle.
Pro Tip 2/3Strategy Games
Commonly used in chess and similar strategy games to describe a specific endgame situation.
Despite her best efforts, she could not avoid a stalemate in the chess tournament.
Pro Tip 3/3Negotiation Standstill
Often describes situations where negotiations or discussions cannot move forward.
The peace talks reached a stalemate when both sides refused to budge.
Pro Tip 1/3No Clear Winner
Used when neither party in a contest or dispute can secure a decisive victory.
The legal battle ended in a stalemate, with both companies deciding to settle.
Pro Tip 2/3Strategy Games
Commonly used in chess and similar strategy games to describe a specific endgame situation.
Despite her best efforts, she could not avoid a stalemate in the chess tournament.
Pro Tip 3/3Negotiation Standstill
Often describes situations where negotiations or discussions cannot move forward.
The peace talks reached a stalemate when both sides refused to budge.
Pro Tip 1/3No Clear Winner
Used when neither party in a contest or dispute can secure a decisive victory.
The legal battle ended in a stalemate, with both companies deciding to settle.
Pro Tip 2/3Strategy Games
Commonly used in chess and similar strategy games to describe a specific endgame situation.
Despite her best efforts, she could not avoid a stalemate in the chess tournament.
Pro Tip 3/3Negotiation Standstill
Often describes situations where negotiations or discussions cannot move forward.
The peace talks reached a stalemate when both sides refused to budge.
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Safari Live - Day 234 PIPE...
warthog kill earlier in the week but now what we're seeing is because there's been multiple different leopards there it seems that there's not one track for a lipid coming and drinking at shiaas dam and it's probably because they're all too scared to leave their carcass because the one is going to steal it from the others so at the moment it's a stalemate and it seems as though that
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How we can curb climate...
Both understandable positions, but bringing down emissions is kind of urgent, and a global level playing field, in which, say, all countries agree on one mutual price for carbon emissions, probably won't materialize anymore in my lifetime. So this is where the discussions usually reach a stalemate,
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Safari Live - Day 344 PIPE...
the pride moves away or they could stay in a similar sort of area depending on food if they've gone hunting or whatever it might be and after two three days four days maybe the female and the male both of them will come to sort of a a Hunger sort of stalemate and they'll
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The secret to effective...
This is dangerous, because we now know that our old approaches of dealing with conflict are not adequate for the new challenges that we're facing. The US government recently admitted that it's in a stalemate in its war against ISIS.
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Stefan Wolff: The path...
as a major international security threat. For nearly two decades now, the news has been bad and the images have been haunting. In Georgia, after years of stalemate, we saw a full-scale resurgence of violence
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Jaguar Cubs Fight for...
position at least she can breathe better now look good bad after 10 minutes the stalemate is finally broken Maya walks away from the fight she's still the smallest and can't
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3 questions we should...
So you nuke me, I nuke you, and we both lose. So in a way, there's a stalemate. No one uses their weapons, and we're all safe. But this theory has real questions.
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Tech that helps the...
it stalemate by da the D Kirkpatrick Cairo the lethal conflicts between Egypt's military-backed government in its different opponents escalated on
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Why I love a country...
and as soon as light broke, they attacked. The Germans were surprised, and they took the hill and broke the Gothic Line. A six-month stalemate
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Defending the ant nest...
The jaw-to-jaw combat is at stalemate. Ants and termites seem locked in a lethal embrace.
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Safari Live - Day 234 PIPE...
warthog kill earlier in the week but now what we're seeing is because there's been multiple different leopards there it seems that there's not one track for a lipid coming and drinking at shiaas dam and it's probably because they're all too scared to leave their carcass because the one is going to steal it from the others so at the moment it's a stalemate and it seems as though that
Video examples
How we can curb climate...
Both understandable positions, but bringing down emissions is kind of urgent, and a global level playing field, in which, say, all countries agree on one mutual price for carbon emissions, probably won't materialize anymore in my lifetime. So this is where the discussions usually reach a stalemate,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 344 PIPE...
the pride moves away or they could stay in a similar sort of area depending on food if they've gone hunting or whatever it might be and after two three days four days maybe the female and the male both of them will come to sort of a a Hunger sort of stalemate and they'll
Video examples
The secret to effective...
This is dangerous, because we now know that our old approaches of dealing with conflict are not adequate for the new challenges that we're facing. The US government recently admitted that it's in a stalemate in its war against ISIS.
Video examples
Stefan Wolff: The path...
as a major international security threat. For nearly two decades now, the news has been bad and the images have been haunting. In Georgia, after years of stalemate, we saw a full-scale resurgence of violence
Video examples
Jaguar Cubs Fight for...
position at least she can breathe better now look good bad after 10 minutes the stalemate is finally broken Maya walks away from the fight she's still the smallest and can't
Video examples
3 questions we should...
So you nuke me, I nuke you, and we both lose. So in a way, there's a stalemate. No one uses their weapons, and we're all safe. But this theory has real questions.
Video examples
Tech that helps the...
it stalemate by da the D Kirkpatrick Cairo the lethal conflicts between Egypt's military-backed government in its different opponents escalated on
Video examples
Why I love a country...
and as soon as light broke, they attacked. The Germans were surprised, and they took the hill and broke the Gothic Line. A six-month stalemate
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Defending the ant nest...
The jaw-to-jaw combat is at stalemate. Ants and termites seem locked in a lethal embrace.
Example 1 of 10
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese Activist
If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it's stalemate. There's a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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Robert Del Naja
British Artist
In my opinion, Israel has the right to its security in as much as the Palestinians have the right to resist occupation. Israel has the power in this perpetual stalemate, as it also has the power to break it and begin a meaningful peace process.
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Noah Feldman
American Author
In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities that had left his predecessor deeply unpopular, and the war ended in an uneasy stalemate.
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Elvis Stojko
Canadian Athlete
Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.
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Robert Dallek
American Historian
Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican nominee in 1952, made a strong public commitment to ending the war in Korea, where fighting had reached a stalemate.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's certainly worth a try.
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Carrie Lam
Chinese Politician
Nobody wants a stalemate in constitutional development.
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese Activist
If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it's stalemate. There's a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
Quote examples
Robert Del Naja
British Artist
In my opinion, Israel has the right to its security in as much as the Palestinians have the right to resist occupation. Israel has the power in this perpetual stalemate, as it also has the power to break it and begin a meaningful peace process.
Quote examples
Noah Feldman
American Author
In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities that had left his predecessor deeply unpopular, and the war ended in an uneasy stalemate.
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Elvis Stojko
Canadian Athlete
Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.
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Robert Dallek
American Historian
Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican nominee in 1952, made a strong public commitment to ending the war in Korea, where fighting had reached a stalemate.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's certainly worth a try.
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Carrie Lam
Chinese Politician
Nobody wants a stalemate in constitutional development.
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