negotiator

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Recent Examples of negotiator Graham’s death deprives the Senate of not only a reliable Republican vote, but also a negotiator who often helped assemble coalitions on national security issues, judicial nominations, and budget legislation. Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026 As described in this November 2025 article, the co-defendants were Texas resident Kevin Martin, a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, and Georgia resident Ryan Goldberg, an incident manager at security firm Sygnia. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Proving himself capable Meanwhile, Rodríguez Castro has shown himself a negotiator. Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026 President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — Iran’s top negotiator in talks with the US — and Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, the head of Iran’s judiciary, were among those seen present. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The union’s chief negotiator urged Newsom and the state’s other leaders to include a raise for SEIU Local 1000 employees in light of the state’s relatively strong budget. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 In a fresh update from Iran, parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said the country is selling oil at a 20% premium to pre-war crude prices. Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 1 July 2026 Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior negotiator and deputy foreign minister, denied any talks had been scheduled, in comments published by IRNA. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 29 June 2026 But Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior negotiator for Iran, said in comments published by Iranian state media that no talks had been confirmed. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiator
Noun
  • Pakistan is a key mediator in negotiations between the US and Iran.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Oman for more talks on Saturday, a day after Qatari mediators separately traveled to Iran to meet with officials amid the regional strikes.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Baleba remains the oven-ready Premier League option In August 2025, United used intermediaries to explore a deal for Carlos Baleba with Brighton.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • The margin previously fragmented across intermediaries flows back, in meaningful part, to the carrier that orchestrated the trip.
    Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • The company is reportedly now blocking 23 million spam views and revoking nearly 2 million inauthentic votes per day, while pointing to the community moderators and users that have long played a role in combatting content that violates its rules.
    Cody Luongo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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“Negotiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiator. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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