[ adj ] impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason <adj.all> he is adamant in his refusal to change his mindCynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
Intransigent \In*trans"i*gent\, a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp. intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.] Refusing compromise; uncompromising; inflexible; irreconcilable. --Lond. Sat. Rev.
Bankers have accused Venezuela of being intransigent in its demands.
Describing his agency's heated discussions with intransigent Japanese ministries, Mr. Akao says, "It was constant dialogue and constant pressure."
Political fecklessness and failed economic theories have created an explosion of public debt and a long string of thus-far intransigent deficits, with enough blame to go around several times over.
The assembly will again take up intransigent issues such as peace in the Middle East and the Palestinian uprising in Israel's occupied lands.
Of course he wins." He said rejection was advisable even though the government could be perceived overseas as intransigent.
But "both sides seem fairly intransigent," said Paul Valentine, toy industry analyst with Standard & Poor's Corp., who predicts that Hasbro will slightly boost the offer to debenture holders.
The U.N. chief says that if Israel proves intransigent, he may have no recourse but to report to the Security Council only on ways to protect Palestinians from Israeli buses.
The crucial step in establishing the deliberate, thoughtful dialogue that Mr. Lave seeks is an end to the business community's tolerance of its most intransigent members and its attitude that compliance delayed is a dollar saved.
Islam said British citizens in Iraq and Kuwait have suffered more than others because of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's "intransigent" attitude toward Iraq.
They never did that before." Leaders of Local 6 of the Service Employees International Union said they wanted to impress upon the public how intransigent the city has been in labor talks.
Shamir sought to appease international concern that his government would be intransigent toward the Arabs.
The guerrillas promised to bring new proposals to their next meeting with the government and "if it abandons its intransigent positions, we could reach an agreement rapidly." There was no immediate comment from the government.
"The Nicaraguan government has remained intransigent in arbitrarily choosing those it wished to observe the election and making a point of hostility to any official U.S. observers," Lugar said.
Labor's Harry Barnes urged ministers to stop taking an "intransigent stance" in developing links with Iran and Syria and "take a lead" from the United States.
But the Iraqis appeared intransigent.
I was looking for leaders of Britain's biggest companies who were tyrannical, bullying and intransigent.