as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
eventually, they hired an intercessor, because they were getting nowhere on their own
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Recent Examples of intercessor
As a minister and intercessor, Martin was known for leading prayer, teaching Bible study, and guiding followers in cultivating a dedicated prayer life.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercessor
Noun
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Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, a key mediator, left Tehran late Saturday after several days of talks with Iranian officials.—
Samy Magdy,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, a key mediator, left Tehran late Saturday after more talks with Iranian officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Arnold Sotelo is a Peruvian entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of International Media Group (IMG), and a digital expert and negotiator.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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My mom was a tough negotiator and realized absolutely everything is negotiable in life.—
Catherine Pearson,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The Dells' contribution is going to a statutory program, rather than a nonprofit or other intermediary.—
Garrett Downs,Hayley Cuccinello,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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As payments move across a growing mix of systems, endpoints and intermediaries, sensitive data is traveling through fragmented environments without a consistent model to govern data protection, introducing risks many organizations aren’t yet fully equipped to manage.—
Ruston Miles,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Tom Thorstad rose to the rank of staff sergeant and was working counter-intelligence in Lebanon, where the Marines were serving as peacemakers in the civil war between Muslim and Christian factions.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
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At their best, judges are peacemakers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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In the post, Givenchy tapped brand ambassador Fan Chengcheng for an editorial featuring the breakfast items.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
25 May 2026
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In February, the Dreamers were the presenting sponsor of the Governor’s Baseball Dinner in West Palm Beach, where the group’s ambassador, Hall-of-Fame shortstop Barry Larkin, spoke to DeSantis about hopes to bring pro ball to Orlando.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Newsom, who is a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, has been taking heavy criticism from within his own party over his efforts — in part through his new podcast — to cast himself in the role of conciliator.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
13 June 2025
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Much of this sits in federal databases, discharge paperwork, and public-facing records that data brokers have learned to scrape, package, and resell.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Part of our responsibility as brokers is to absorb some of that emotion and interpret information in a way that keeps negotiations productive.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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With a philanthropic liaison role modeled after the NPL and the CSP, Orange County—or any region, for that matter—would have an opportunity to align fragmented systems of ideas, programs and goals, all woven together using advocacy and relationships as the building blocks.—
Taryn Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Trump recently appointed her to a White House advisory committee on artificial intelligence to serve as a liaison between the federal government and technology executives on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
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“Intercessor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercessor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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