Palaver

Oh, if in National Palaver (as the Africans name it), such blessedness is verily found, what tyrant would deny it to Son of Adam!

The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1838

'Palaver' was at last 'set' by the late lamented David Hopkins, consul for the Bights, in the presence of a

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855

"Palaver," by-the-by, is probably a corruption of the Portuguese word,

Journal of an African Cruiser Horatio Bridge 1849

Nigeria shot its first film, "Palaver" (Trouble), in 1904, and its home movie industry has been creating it ever since.

Reuters: Top News 2009

Palaver, A court of justice, or public meeting; some times a parly or negociation.

The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008

Click on Prime Palaver by Eric Flint,and read Prime Palaver #4: Lord Macaulay made the definitive speech on copyright.

Superman Copyright FAQ | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

They wouldn't ask him to dinner, or let their names appear with his in the papers; they would be very careful how they spoke of him in the Palaver, or at their clubs.

Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971

[Footnote 8: Palaver.] [Footnote 9: The motor-launch.] "On my life," said the spy, raised his hand in salute and departed.

Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Edgar Wallace 1903

I shall not easily forget my pleasure in discovering that the quotation "_Nollumus leges Angliaemutari_" on which Noodle relied in his immortal oration, is to be found in the record of the Barons 'great "Palaver."

The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography John St. Loe Strachey 1893

'Palaver!' cried Charles, fully sensible of the advantage his illness gave him.

The Heir of Redclyffe Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862