noun
: the relative capacity of each of the parties to a negotiation or dispute to compel or secure agreement on its own terms
widespread unemployment is adding to employers' bargaining power in their talks with the unions
noun
: the relative capacity of each of the parties to a negotiation or dispute to compel or secure agreement on its own terms
widespread unemployment is adding to employers' bargaining power in their talks with the unions
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012