as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
his genius as a conciliator is that he is able to convince both sides that they got everything they wanted
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In Congo, where rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda have occupied a border area, U.S. mediators last week convinced both countries to agree in principle to seek a peace deal.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025 -
About a month later, one of two federal mediators assigned to the Starbucks talks was terminated by the Trump administration as part of sweeping cost-cutting actions that have raised concerns among unions and employers that rely on mediation to fend off strikes and settle labor disputes.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Her instinct is to play peacemaker and keep the whole group together.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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But in the speech Trump skipped over this move entirely, choosing instead to mention a conciliatory new letter Zelensky had sent him and portraying himself as a would-be peacemaker.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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Real Estate Broker Commission Those affected by the real estate broker commission fees settlement must file by May 9 to secure payments.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Richards and the real estate broker share three daughters: Alexia Simone Umansky, 28, Sophia Kylie Umansky, 25, and Portia Umansky, 17.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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In all, the fund has about $2 billion in liabilities versus about $1.2 billion in cash, testified Leah Marvin-Riley, the legislative liaison for the department, last week.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2025
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Body cameras, diversity training and community liaisons represent necessary but insufficient improvements to a system fundamentally designed to control rather than serve certain communities.—
Natasha Dartigue,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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So is the nominee to be the ambassador to Greece (who is also Don Jr.'s former fiancée).—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 May 2025
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Later Friday, Ukraine summoned the Hungarian ambassador and ordered two diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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This strategy helps it to bypass intermediaries and boost profit margins along the way.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Still, by cutting loose such on-the-ground intermediaries as MAP, their award-giving will no longer be as decentralized, and some grants will rely on personal invitations.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Conciliator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliator. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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