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compromiser

noun

as in accommodationist

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  1. accommodationist
  2. progressive
  3. reformer
Noun
  • Bob Michel, the longtime accommodationist who treated Democratic House majorities as an unalterable fact of life, faded away, and the pugilistic Newt Gingrich ascended.
    — Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022
  • Many African American activists had broken with King, advocating Black Power rather than racial reconciliation, abandoning nonviolence, and denouncing King as an accommodationist.
    — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 18 July 2019
Definition of accommodationist
Noun
  • The Markey-Moulton race pitted an aging progressive against a younger Democrat with some more moderate views.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Nixon, a progressive, was a community organizer before she was elected to the state House of Representatives.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressive
Noun
  • Just over three years ago in Guatemala, a coalition of young and Indigenous voters helped propel Bernardo Arévalo, a reformer who campaigned against corruption, to an astounding presidential win.
    — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • As Korean growth picks up, President Lee Jae Myung could be excused for thinking his job as an economic reformer is done.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of reformer
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“Compromiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compromiser. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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