Corporate interests and activities in Africa have also contributed to exploitation, conflict and poverty for ordinary people while enriching African and foreign elites. The easy access to natural resources to maintain and fuel rebellions (combined with corporate interests) makes for a nasty combination.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. verb (used without object), negotiated, negotiating. 1. to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
Learner's definition of PLEA BARGAINING. [noncount] : a process in which a person who is accused of a crime is allowed to say that he or she is guilty of a less serious crime in order to be given a less severe punishment. As a result of plea bargaining, he would not be sentenced to death. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.