0 an important argument that is intended to end a disagreement that has existed for a long time: --
1 an event, such as a meeting or fight, that ends a disagreement or decides who will win: --
There are too many employers saying, sometimes openly and sometimes behind their hands, that this is the time for a showdown with the trade unions.
So now, in its place, we have the showdown policy.
If they want a showdown, we are ready for them.
It is absolutely certain that a showdown must come.
There may be a case for the miners, but there is no case for a fight and a showdown.
There has to be a showdown sooner or later, a showdown that involves the risk of war.
When it comes to a showdown, the flexibility that is provided by air-launched systems is sometimes essential.
Will he not reconsider the position and let us have a showdown, to see what strength there is?
