bargaining chip

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Some believe that Section 106 has been left in as a bargaining chip, to be removed in return for a Republican concession.
有些人相信第106節一直畱著作爲一種討價還價的籌碼,以換取共和黨的讓步。
But Mr Calderón could also use the PRD as a bargaining chip, agreeing not to field alliance candidates in some states in exchange for the PRI’s votes in Congress.
但是，卡爾德龍先生也可以把民主革命黨作爲討價還價的籌碼,同意在某些州的選擧不派聯盟黨候選人以換取革命制度黨在國會的投票。
The threat of default, previously unthinkable, is now a bargaining chip in Washington.
之前難以想象的違約現在居然成了華盛頓討價還價的籌碼。

The full faith and credit of the United States of America is not a bargaining chip.
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The advocates of using the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip have no leverage.
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No doubt, the credit has always been a political bargaining chip, allowing more encompassing energy proposals to pass.
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something that someone else wants that you are willing to lose in order to reach an agreement

In negotiations with other people, a bargaining chip is something that you are prepared to give up in order to obtain what you want.