verb (used without object) , stale·mat·ed, stale·mat·ing. to be or result in a stalemate or standoff: Negotiations stalemated when new salary demands were introduced.Discover More Other Words From un·stale mat ed adjective Discover More Word History and Origins Origin of stalemate1 1755...
The meaning of STALEMATE is a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play. How to use stalemate in a sentence.
The meaning of STALEMATE is a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play. How to use stalemate in a sentence.
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Anglo-French estale "standstill", a word probably borrowed from English stall in the sense of "cause to stop". The mate was added later under the influence of checkmate even though stalemate is a misnomer because a stalemate is not a mate at ...
In recent history, the problem of displaced archives has been approached as a legal problem, and this has produced relatively few resolutions to archival claims. This article approaches displaced archives from a new perspective, applying theories and concepts recently introduced into archival theory by...
‘no war, no peace’ has been established and normalized, while cultural violence has deepened despite the efforts of the longest peace process in contemporary history. It examines the effects at the observable level of the stalemate of the protracted peace process and the institutionalization of ...
Boehner, meanwhile, said, "We can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what's driving us to spend more money and live beyond our means." He argued there's a long history in Washington of using the debt limit to bring about policy changes. ...
"position in which a player not in check has no available moves in his turn," from stale… See origin and meaning of stalemate.