From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbargaining position/powerbargaining position/powerthe amount of influence someone has and their ability to achieve what they want when starting a discussion or making an agreement Most new artists and bands aren’t in a strong bargaining position. This will increase the bargaining power of management in wage negotiations. → bargaining
Examples from the Corpus
bargaining position/power• Yet the desire for protection and security and some measure of equality in bargaining power would not down.• The United States seemed to be withholding its signature to achieve increased bargaining power.• In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.• With the conference at last on the calendar, the various countries began preparatory activities to enhance their bargaining positions.• Naturally this bargaining power was not constant.• By tilting bargaining power towards labour, it encouraged big pay claims.• Such a state of affairs provides the seller with a unique opportunity to exploit the relatively weak bargaining position of the investor.• Western bargaining power had been eliminated. 