compromiser
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Known for being a compromiser and a negotiator and for having an austere approach to public finances, Mr. Orpo’s style contrasts with that of his predecessor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
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
As Jeffrey Toobin has explained, in comparing Kennedy to O’Connor: O’Connor was a gradualist, a compromiser, a politician who liked to make each side feel that it won something.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2012
Henry Clay, the great compromiser, came to the rescue and in 1850 California was admitted as a free state.
From History of the United States by Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)