conciliator
AmericanEtymology
Origin of conciliator
1565–75; < Latin conciliātor, equivalent to conciliā ( re ) ( see conciliate) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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The union applied for the help of a conciliator from Canada’s National Labour Board to help close the gap between the parties.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Ms. Gray campaigned as a liberal conciliator, more willing to work among the moderate figures in her party.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Neither the current emir nor the crown prince, they said, have the diplomatic shrewdness of Sheikh Sabah, a regional conciliator who ran Kuwait's foreign policy for over 50 years.
From Reuters • Nov. 29, 2021
But he added that Mr. Trumka was also a conciliator, helping to heal divisions in the labor movement and overcome racial barriers, including when he rallied support for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021
Sweden.—By a law which came into force on the 1st of January 1907, Sweden was divided into seven districts and in each district a conciliator was appointed by the crown.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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