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

War will start up every man whose livelihood hangs upon trade, intensifying him into a compromiser.

From The Bull-Run Rout Scenes Attending the First Clash of Volunteers in the Civil War by Clement, Edward Henry