as in negotiators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
if you two cannot resolve this argument on your own, we'll have to bring in a mediator
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Recent Examples of mediators
Situations such as this are exactly why the Taft-Hartley Act gives the president power to seek an injunction to end nationally damaging strikes, and why the federal government employs mediators to facilitate a new contract.
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The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
The strike has now persisted for two weeks, while Federal mediators attempt to bring the two sides together.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In 2009, however, Qatari mediators brokered an agreement, which allowed Hezbollah some role in government.
—Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
To prevent an escalation of violence, EU mediators brokered a deal for new elections, which proved to be tricky to organize.
—Fabio Mattioli, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2017
The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
The strike has now persisted for two weeks, while Federal mediators attempt to bring the two sides together.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
In 2009, however, Qatari mediators brokered an agreement, which allowed Hezbollah some role in government.
—Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
To prevent an escalation of violence, EU mediators brokered a deal for new elections, which proved to be tricky to organize.
—Fabio Mattioli, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediators
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The model is not sustainable, and you guys are nothing more than charter brokers.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Blackstone Private Credit’s S-shares usually have a minimum investment of $2,500, although some brokers can set a higher threshold.Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recruit volunteers and community advocates to become social media ambassadors for your organization.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The big money was being made by middlemen and grocery-store owners.Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Bates needed more than 200 stitches to repair the damage to her scalp, according to her attorneys.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Efforts to reach the five companies named as defendants in the lawsuit and the attorneys representing the Williams family were unsuccessful Friday.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Mediators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediators. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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