compromise
noun
a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
compromiser
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a word derived from
compromise.
Example Sentences
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He was respected as a practical compromiser who worked with both sides to cut good deals for the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Matthew Crenson, a professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University, called Mr. Busch a “great compromiser and negotiator, a legislative peacemaker and a solid policymaker.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2019
In meeting after meeting, Kelly played the role of heavy to Trump’s lightweight compromiser.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2018
Incapable of playing the role of peacetime compromiser, his Coriolanus comes across as a warrior who simply can't function without a war.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2012
The dogmatist has called the great Emancipator a compromiser.
From Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
