conciliator
1
7.0
- noun
- /kənˈsɪliˌeɪtər/
:
conciliador
- During the negotiations, he acted as a conciliator, striving to find common ground for both parties.
Examples
-
- The fact of the matter is, it's absolutely crucial that we are seen by the public to be acting as conciliators and not aggressors.
-
It must be the promoter and guarantor of greater and broader unity in the West, and it must be the balancer and conciliator between the major powers in the East.
Academic text (2012) -
At one point, I was appointed by the government as a conciliator for the Post Office.
Academic text (1996) -
In short, once he made his bed with the far right, he lost all chance of being a conciliator, not that he had that as an intention.
Blog text (11) -
But Barry is deathly afraid of being branded the angry black guy; he is at heart a conciliator.
Blog text (13) -
A hint of Ginsburg as strategist and conciliator came out in a story she told about her days at Cornell University.
Academic text (1993) -
In response, board conciliator J. L. Bernard encouraged plant officials to reopen as soon as possible and to reemploy former workers without prejudice.
Academic text (2007) -
Kapteyn was relieved when Hale, ever the conciliator, assured him that his status and salary as Research Associate would continue with or without the visits.
Academic text (1991) -
The first, favored by well-meaning irenics and conciliators, involves a call for harmonious coexistence.
Academic text (2003) -
In the twentieth-century novel, several important transformations occur: Gonzalo's wife, Ix Chel Can, is now a conciliator rather than a harbinger of discord.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
171
4.6
A person who talks with others to reach an agreement
49
4.4
A person who helps people or groups agree by dealing carefully with them
45
4.0
A person who helps two people or groups reach an agreement without taking sides
23
3.7
A person who helps end arguments and makes people agree
6
4.1
A person who stops or calms arguments and makes people get along
2
8.8
A person who helps two people or groups agree
1
5.1
A person or system that finds solutions to problems
1
6.3
A person who helps people become friendly again after a disagreement
1
7.7
A person who helps two sides talk and reach an agreement
1
7.0
A person who calms people and helps stop conflict
A person who helps different people or groups agree and work together
A person who talks with others to reach an agreement
A person who connects people so they can work together
A person who helps two sides in a dispute to find a solution
A person who calms others in tense situations
How Conciliatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
conciliator = conciliate (transparent) = conciliate + or
Agent noun formed by the regular suffix '-or' from the verb 'conciliate', so the role 'one who conciliates' is directly derived.
Etymology
Conciliator comes from the Latin part con- meaning 'together' and the same root behind the word council, which is a group that meets to solve things. So a conciliator is someone who brings people together to ease a conflict and make peace.