(~s)
A ~ is someone who refuses to agree or act with other people in a particular situation and by doing so stops the situation from progressing or being resolved. (AM)
France has been the ~ in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is someone who refuses to agree or act with other people in a particular situation and by doing so stops the situation from progressing or being resolved. (AM)
France has been the ~ in trying to negotiate an end to the dispute.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012