negotiator

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Recent Examples of negotiator As officers waited to take Lombera into custody, a crisis negotiator tried to find a phone number to communicate with Lombera but was not successful, Wagstaffe said. Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026 The 30-year-old international affairs graduate student had served as a negotiator and spokesperson for student activists at Columbia University during an encampment protesting the Israel-Hamas war. Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 August sat for an interview along with Danielle Sanchez Witzel, the other negotiating co-chair; Michele Mulroney, the president of WGA West; and Ellen Stutzman, the guild’s chief negotiator. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026 Many believe that Andrew's daughter Beatrice, a skilled negotiator and networker, acted as his wrangler. Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Nonetheless, the current talks with representatives of the Cuban government has resonated differently, in good part because the chief negotiator for the United States is Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants who grew up in Miami and who enjoys broad credibility in the exile community. Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 Vladimir Medinsky, a Russian negotiator, said on social media that a total of 500 prisoners from each side would be exchanged between Thursday and Friday. Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026 Vladimir Medinsky, a Russian negotiator, said on social media that a total of 500 prisoners from each side would be exchanged between Thursday and Friday. Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Aponte has a reputation with agents as a tough negotiator. Dan Duggan, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiator
Noun
  • Boulee gave the two parties a deadline to agree on a mediator and come to the table, but with the deadline approaching, officials say neither side was ceding any ground.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Some of these electron mediators can also be toxic, limiting their practical use.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For years, Mojtaba Khamenei has been described as someone with close ties to commanders of the Revolutionary Guard and as a key intermediary between them and his father.
    Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Under this model, airlines, hotels, and other end-service providers may benefit, while intermediaries such as ticket booking platforms and price comparison websites may see their roles weakened.
    , CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rich Thau, president of Engagious and the moderator of both groups, said some of these voters directly attributed some of their economic concerns to military action abroad.
    Ashley Lopez, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Monitor stars Brittany O’Grady as Maggie, a young woman haunted by guilt over her sister’s suicide, who spends her days through the most disturbing material on the internet as a content moderator.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026

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“Negotiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiator. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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