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conciliator

 
 
/kənˈsɪlieɪtər/ noun [C]

Definition

HR a person who helps two sides in a disagreement, for example employers and employees, to meet and talk about their different ideas in the hope of ending the disagreement: She will need all her skills as a conciliator if agreement is to be reached in this dispute.
(Definition of conciliator noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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