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negotiator

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who negotiates; one who treats with others as either principal or agent in commercial transactions, or in the making of national treaties or compacts.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public or private compacts.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who negotiates.
  • noun A diplomat, moderator.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin negōtiātor ("merchant, banker")

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Examples

  • Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), the chairman of the Finance Committee and lead health care negotiator, is “fighting tooth and nail to include that in any final deal,” his chief of staff said and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) indicated that he is open to a public option.

    Wonk Room 2009

  • Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), the chairman of the Finance Committee and lead health care negotiator, is “fighting tooth and nail to include that in any final deal,” his chief of staff said and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) indicated that he is open to a public option.

    Wonk Room » The Wonkline: May 29, 2009 2009

  • In this instance, make sure the negotiator is worth his fee.

    Kristine Kathryn Rusch » 2009 » December 2009

  • Meanwhile a government negotiator is dispatched to Pakistan to play weeks of diplomatic tennis.

    Grace Dent's TV OD: The Taking Of Prince Harry Grace Dent 2010

  • But setting O'Neill up as chief negotiator is asking for trouble.

    Stargate SG-1 Watchathon - 'Fair Game' (S03E03) 2009

  • Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez, the government's main negotiator with the farmers, was traveling with Mrs. Kirchner and said the government would make a new proposal to farmers on the soybean tax.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez, the government's main negotiator with the farmers, was traveling with Mrs. Kirchner and said the government would make a new proposal to farmers on the soybean tax.

    At least we dodged this bullet 2008

  • The voice of the negotiator is breaking my concentration.

    365 tomorrows » 2007 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007

  • The primary negotiator is at the apex of the operational triangle.

    Excerpt: Suspect by Michael Robotham 2005

  • Negotiations led for us by Stu Eizenstat, who is a long-term negotiator on this issue, has been involved with us on this issue but on many other issues as well, a very skilled negotiator.

    Press Briefing On Vp Trip To Kyoto ITY National Archives 1997

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