negotiator

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Recent Examples of negotiator Rather than punishing Li — as some initial speculation suggested — Beijing formalized his role last week as top trade negotiator. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Under President Bill Clinton’s administration, Stallings served as the federal nuclear waste negotiator, the head of the only federal agency headquartered in Idaho. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025 Trump drafted a 15% tariff agreement with Japan following negotiations with Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa. Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and top trade negotiator Li Chenggang on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur for a fifth round of in-person discussions since May. Xinghui Kok, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025 Need to know China swaps out WTO negotiator. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 In the years that followed, the city lost its labor negotiator and, later, the assistant city attorney who worked on the negotiations. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025 But the conversations with Paul and his negotiator, Mark Termini, over Davis’s kicker were more complicated. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 In April 2024, the negotiator and producer who secured the bombshell interview, Sam McAlister, premiered a Netflix movie based on the events, called Scoop. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiator
Noun
  • Experts say the outlandish idea galvanized Arab negotiators and regional mediators to expedite a peace process.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The film presents a fresh perspective on the history of American and Japanese relations, exploring how sports serve as a cultural mediator, and examining the bond that baseball forged between the two countries.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Target used an intermediary to purchase garments from KOA Modas, a spokesperson told CNN.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Russia has also conveyed messages from Israel to Iran aimed at easing tensions, highlighting Moscow’s role as a key intermediary in regional diplomatic dynamics.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to Dickerson and Dubois, Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan regularly leads coverage from Washington during major political moments, and WCBS-TV's Lonnie Quinn acts as the chief weather anchor.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Harper’s Magazine editor Christopher Carroll served as moderator.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Negotiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiator. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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