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I have trouble understanding the difference between these two words.

Based on my understanding, 妥協 is when two parties reach a mutual agreement by
sacrificing some of their needs or wants that oppose other party's.

It seems to me that すり合わせ means the same thing as 妥協 because it requires both
parties to express their needs and wants to each other and find a common
ground to reach settlement.

Am I misunderstanding something?
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What is the difference between 妥協 and すり合わせ
Literally 妥協する is _to compromise_ , where two parties have something in
conflict. The conflict is substantial, there must be real negotiations
generally. すり合わせる is more _to adjust_ , where it has do with things being
different.

As nouns, 妥協 is more about the fact of settling on something lesser. すり合わせ is
more the negotiation itself.

So sometimes, the result of すり合わせ may be called 妥協, but generally 妥協 sounds
more like one party (or both) really abandoning a part of its requirements
while すり合わせ can be a simple adjustment.

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For example, 予定をすり合わせる means to adjust each other's schedule. In most cases, I
suppose people can do this without too much sacrificing. Note 予定をすり合わせる can be
used also when there are no plans yet. In this case there is absolutely no
sacrifice.

On the other hand, 予定を妥協する does not generally sound very natural. But if it is
about a negotiation of purchase of some goods at enterprise level, 入荷予定を妥協する
can sound natural, meaning (e.g.) the receiver accepts the goods being
delivered later than expected.
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