negotiator

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Recent Examples of negotiator Iran’s parliament speaker and key negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued a list of demands today in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 People also began to use it to describe the negotiator in matters of influence. Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 The report also said that a single person who was tapped as a neutral negotiator between LAWA and LINXS became a de facto arbiter of disputes around large money claims who instructed LAWA to pay $97 million to LINXS. Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Jonathan Powell, the British government’s chief negotiator during the Good Friday talks, now serves as the British national security adviser. Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 Paraag Marathe, the San Francisco 49ers’ executive VP of football operations and owner Jed York’s right-hand man and chief contract negotiator for nearly a quarter of a century, is stepping aside to focus on Leeds United and Rangers FC. Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Today that someone is David Kolen, a thirtysomething labor negotiator from Chicago at Eaux Claires with two friends. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Over talking or being the loudest does not make someone a skilled negotiator. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiator
Noun
  • The faith is based in the worship of orishas, which can be described as saints or mediators of humanity’s relationship with the sacred, with similar roles to saints in the Catholic religion.
    Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In Cairo, there are meetings planned with Egyptian officials and other mediators.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Martinelli may be caught up in that — as may Myles Lewis-Skelly, reputedly offered to Manchester United and Chelsea by intermediaries.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • These include the disproportionate influence of traders and intermediaries over prices, often as a result of monopsony (a market with only one major buyer); cartelization; conflicts of interest; rent-seeking; and limited price discovery mechanisms.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Spotify will allow artists to proactively disclose a profile is an AI Persona, but for those who don’t, the platform’s human moderators will do it themselves after a review using their own AI tools.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • However, a moderator error caused a delay in the stream being removed, a spokesperson confirmed.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Negotiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiator. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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