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Please tell me how to comprehend "Would Trump's ability to broker ..." The complete sentence is : "Would Trump's ability to broker a durable and verifiable peace deal" ...... How should I comprehend the part "... to broker ..." , is it infinitive ? Or, the word "to" is just a preposition ? The comprehension is very obscure to me.

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I would say "to broker" is an infinitive. In the sentence, it is describing "ability." Other examples: His propensity to yell at people makes him unpopular. (Here, "to yell" describes "propensity.") I gave him a book to read. (Here, "to read" describes the purpose of the book)
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"To broker" means "to negotiate". I think mobile0987's comment is important, because we have a long and conplex subject. The basic structure is "Would [X] overshadow..." so we understand the structure as, ""Would [Trump's ability to... blah blah blah.. after an armistice was signed, ] overshadow..."
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Here is a link that will help you understand the meaning of 'to broker' as a verb. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/broker_2
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Oh, no! I'm careless to the context ... The complete sentence is : "Would Trump's ability to broker a durable and verifiable peace deal -- one that has remained elusive to numerous presidents -- to formally end the Korean War, nearly 66 years after an armistice was signed, overshadow the intensifying investigations that his administration faces" So, I got that the verb is "overshadow"

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