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n. One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent.

n. One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out.

n. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms after most other participants have signed an agreement.

n. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal.

n. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later.

v. wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

v. continue to live through hardship or adversity

v. thrust or extend out

v. last and be usable

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

n. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

n. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms

n. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal

"The Weekly Standard's John McCormack focused on a CBS report about threatening phone calls the holdout anti-abortion Michigan Democrat got after the president persuaded him to vote for the legislation."

hold off    holdback    wait    last    endure   

live out    perennate    holdup    stand up    hold water   

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