compromiser

Example Sentences

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Mario Cuomo, an unassuming lawyer who had been spurned by Manhattan’s white-shoe firms, emerged as the Great Compromiser, the Henry Clay of Queens, after the columnist Jimmy Breslin lionized him as a local hero.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2015

Last week, Obama dropped the demeanor of the Grand Compromiser and came out swinging in his address to a joint session of Congress.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 16, 2011

War soon followed the 1852 death of Clay, the Great Compromiser.

From Washington Post

A onetime plowboy who became a topflight lawyer, Rivero professes strong loyalty to Batista but obviously plans to campaign as a Great Compromiser, appealing to the majority that is fed up with both sides.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was called "the Great Pacificator" and "the Great Compromiser," and one of his sayings, "I had rather be right than be President," has become famous.

From A Brief History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach