negotiator

noun

Definition of negotiatornext
as in mediator

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Recent Examples of negotiator Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance — the administration’s lead negotiator with Iran — has suggested that military force alone won’t be enough to fully dismantle Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 The comments came hours after a negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026 On Wednesday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is both Iran’s speaker of parliament and the country’s chief negotiator, left the door open to diplomacy. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 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 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
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  1. mediator
  2. intermediary
  3. moderator
Noun
  • Before the latest strikes, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, seeking to revive diplomacy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • That said, reports that regional mediators have presented both countries with a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire could put last month's memorandum of understanding back on track.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of mediator
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  • Part of it, just mechanically, is journalistic outlets using themselves as intermediaries for their advertisers to give them access to politicians and to celebrities.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • This can be accomplished by using AI gateways, which serve as a protective intermediary.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
Definition of intermediary
Noun
  • Every workflow my team runs has a human moderator who's directing it, checking it and catching the confident mistakes the model makes.
    — Rafael Moiseev, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Some of the speculation comes from state workers who are unhappy with the governor’s decision, the moderator said, but the subreddit’s activity also attracts outside agitators who are obviously not government employees.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
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