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negotiator

noun

Definition of negotiator

as in mediator

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Recent Examples of negotiator Bobby Roy, the union's chief negotiator, said the state rejected proposals from the union without making a counterproposal. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2019, according to her campaign, Hinojosa was a key Democratic negotiator on the largest school finance overhaul in a generation. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 The conflict lasted for several days until a civil negotiator convinced Weaver to surrender. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Tubi Inside Man (2006) Spike Lee’s labyrinthine thriller stars Denzel Washington as a hostage negotiator and Clive Owen as a bank robber holding customers hostage in a tony Manhattan branch. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Driscoll also was tapped last year for the unusual assignment of key negotiator to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Driscoll was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 As Army secretary, Driscoll was tapped for the unusual role of key negotiator to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Jackie Combs is an experienced negotiator known for handling celebrity and high-profile cases. — Jackie Combs, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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Preclinical research also suggests that quinoa saponins may reduce the production of inflammatory mediators and pro-inflammatory molecules.

— Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026
Qatar has been an important mediator in the US-Iran conflict.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mediator

Noun

Bottom line Booking Holdings is being priced as a legacy intermediary awaiting disruption.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
For the tech bros who have been given the power to make policy will soon algorithmicize everything left, stripping even the token human intermediary from the process of adjudicating care.

— Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intermediary

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When the site’s moderator began deleting pages in June, the agents responded by creating backup pages to dodge the cleanup.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Agents tried hiding activity The activity became more aggressive after the site’s moderator started removing pages in June.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

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