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consolidator|kənˈsɒlɪdeɪtə(r)|
[a. L. consolidātor, agent-n. f. consolidāre: see above and -or.]
One who or that which consolidates; a strengthener of bonds of union; a combiner, amalgamator, etc.
Used by De Foe in the title of a book on current religious and political dissensions, as a designation of the House of Commons.
1705De Foe (title), The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon. Ibid. (1840) 236 They..are called in a word..very like our English word Representative; and..they lately obtained the venerable title of the Consolidators; and the machine itself, the Consolidator. 1705Double Welcome xxxii, Con....dators to Consolidate, And Tack our T[rimm]ers to their own dear Fate. 1839Fraser's Mag. XX. 407 A consolidator of all sympathies. 1884J. W. Smith (title), By Josiah W. Smith..Retired Judge of County Courts..and one of the consolidators of the Chancery Orders. 1889L. W. Bacon in The Forum (N.Y.) Mar. 114 A quickener of trade and a consolidator of national unity. |