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The clause where the real negotiation hides, buried after the money and the dates.
means An added clause or provision attached to a main document or contract — the fine print tacked onto the thing everyone already agreed to.
from From 'ride,' as in something that rides along with another document. It entered legal and legislative language for an attached amendment hitching a free ride on a bill likely to pass — the same sense survives in a band's backstage 'rider' demanding green M&Ms, riding along on the signed performance contract.
- origin
- Legislative term for an attached extra provision
- legend
- Van Halen's brown M&M clause tested venue diligence
- function
- Tests if promises get read, not just signed
- scope
- Covers hospitality, security, and technical stage specs