conferee

Hurst said Thursday, with conferees from the House and Senate still working on ironing out some kind of agreement on the measures.

I asked a Republican conferee if the Senate vote for a two-month extension was a surprise.

Conferee′, one conferred with; Con′ference, the act of conferring: an appointed meeting for instruction or discussion.

His instinctive, habitual attitude toward other men was that of a conferee.