deal-makers
Those closing contracts
Deal-makers are people who negotiate and arrange agreements, especially in business, politics, or diplomacy.
The term suggests skill at bringing parties together and finding terms everyone can accept: The deal-makers worked through the night to finalize the merger.
It often carries connotations of pragmatism over principle—deal-makers get things done, even if compromises are required.
Negotiation between nations
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
go-between · liaison · facilitator · envoy · delegate · representative · emissary · ambassador
Those who launch ventures
- investorsThose who commit capital
- tycoonsPowerful business leaders
- magnatesWealthy, powerful industrialists
- executivesSenior corporate officers
founders · mergers · acquisitions · corporations · startups · conglomerates · moguls · financiers
Enforceable written agreement
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
terms · handshake · treaty · covenant · provisions · clauses · ratification · compromise
Attractive personal quality
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- influencePower to affect others
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
assertiveness · pitch · convincing · rapport · arm-twisting · schmoozing · networking · wooing
Methods to achieve goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- timingArt of choosing moments
valuation · BATNA · concessions · trade-offs · brinkmanship · endgame · structuring · counter-offer
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
intermediary · go-between · liaison · facilitator · envoy · delegate · representative · emissary · ambassador · peacemaker
entrepreneurs
Those who launch ventures
- investorsThose who commit capital
- tycoonsPowerful business leaders
- magnatesWealthy, powerful industrialists
executives · founders · mergers · acquisitions · corporations · startups · conglomerates · moguls · financiers · syndicates
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
arrangement · terms · handshake · treaty · covenant · provisions · clauses · ratification · compromise · consensus
charm
Attractive personal quality
credibility · assertiveness · pitch · convincing · rapport · arm-twisting · schmoozing · networking · wooing · salesmanship
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- positioningArranging in specific locations
timing · valuation · BATNA · concessions · trade-offs · brinkmanship · endgame · structuring · counter-offer · win-win
deal-makersbystanders
People present but uninvolved
spectators · onlookers · fence-sitters · wallflowers · abstainers
deal-makershardliners
Uncompromising faction members
ideologues · purists · absolutists · zealots · dead-enders