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or compradore
as in middleman
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Recent Examples of comprador
His grandfather was a comprador, or business intermediary, for Jardine Matheson, the British trading house, in its dealings between China and colonial Hong Kong.
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Jonathan Kandell, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2020
His father, a comprador for Sassoon, another powerful British trading house, went broke during the 1930s and moved to Southeast Asia, leaving his family behind in poverty.
—Jonathan Kandell, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2020
His great uncle was Sir Robert Hotung, the rich Eurasian comprador, who was the first Chinese man to live on Hong Kong's Peak, a wealthy district where only Westerners had been allowed to reside.
—Paul French, CNN, 30 May 2020
Jonathan Kandell, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2020
His father, a comprador for Sassoon, another powerful British trading house, went broke during the 1930s and moved to Southeast Asia, leaving his family behind in poverty.
—Jonathan Kandell, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2020
His great uncle was Sir Robert Hotung, the rich Eurasian comprador, who was the first Chinese man to live on Hong Kong's Peak, a wealthy district where only Westerners had been allowed to reside.
—Paul French, CNN, 30 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprador
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These middlemen interact with insurance companies and drug manufacturers, but there is little publicly available data about their role in drug pricing.Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Stuck In The Middle In this way, healthcare’s most entrenched middlemen are unlike the disruptive go-betweens of other industries.Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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For local entities already experienced with shooting in Spain, the Bureau handles more specific requests and can act as an intermediary between local and foreign agencies.Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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This team should act as an intermediary between the startup and your corporation, easing the startup into the corporate culture, ensuring timely resource allocation and expediting pilot project testing.Murat Abdrakhmanov, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yet even these arbiters of digital trends seemed genuinely intrigued.Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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The audience, not the speaker, is the ultimate arbiter of meaning.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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His father is a retired lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Defeated, Wendy eventually foregoes the birthday festivity to designate herself the referee and arbitrator of the two feuding camps.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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The task of piecing together Johnson's life story was left to Amelia Boivin, the constituent liaison in the Pawtucket mayor's office.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2022, Adams had appeared at the Election Integrity Network’s Georgia chapter launch and was described the following year as its state liaison in social media posts by other activists.Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
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Federal mediators are on site, ready to assist the parties.Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Israeli officials said Netanyahu and his advisers have already been in contact with the Biden administration and the Qatari and Egyptian mediators about the future of the deal.Barak Ravid, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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My phone pings with an email from our building manager down in the city.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Fortunately, hiring managers have begun to learn that, and degree requirements have been dropping in many fields.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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None would be seen dead helping Bibi Netanyahu in the current climate but if the incentive is to replace Iran as hegemon, and parade as peacemakers, especially after an extended period of civil war, then the outlook might change.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Things do not end well for the peacemakers around these parts.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 July 2024
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“Comprador.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprador. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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