Question of the Day #198

"Trump calls for Republicans to trigger 'nuclear option' if stalemate continues"
From the headline of this article at The Hill.

上記の文で、stalemate の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "stalemate" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〔交渉などの〕行き詰まり、こう着状態

Answer

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken

Etymology/語源

によると、

1765年から。stale （フランス語のestale (停止、休止)）+ mate "checkmate"（チェスで「王手」の意味）からの造語。比喩的な使い方は、1885年から。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

1765, in chess, from stale "stalemate" (early 15c.) + mate (n.2) "checkmate."... Figurative sense is recorded from 1885.

Examples

• Tomorrow's meeting between the two leaders is expected to break a diplomatic stalemate that has lasted for ten years.
• Despite long discussions, the workers and the management remain locked in stalemate.
• The budget debate ended in a stalemate.
• The new agreement could break the stalemate.
• After 12 days of stalemate, conversations – if not negotiations – have started.