Compromise

In arguments, compromise means finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desires.

Defining and finding the best possible compromise is an important problem in fields like game theory and the voting system.

[clarification needed][2] In international politics, compromises often discussed include infamous deals with dictators, such as Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Adolf Hitler.

"[3] In the United States and other democratic countries [clarification needed], many politicians of recent times permanently campaign to gain reelection.

Thus, United States Ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann and political scientist Dennis F. Thompson have observed that compromise is more difficult.

Chamberlain and Hitler leave the Bad Godesberg meeting, 1938
Chamberlain (left) and Hitler, 1938.