as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
after all the bad blood on both sides, we need to find someone who hasn't been influenced and can act as an honest broker
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Recent Examples of honest broker
Their principled positions on the U.S.-Israeli strikes lend credibility to their roles as honest brokers.
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Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
The national security adviser is supposed to be an honest broker among the various national-security players.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 May 2025
Senate Republicans expressed doubt Wednesday that Russia would back the ceasefire and warned that Putin was not an honest broker.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker The chair of the German parliament’s defense committee was blunter.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
The national security adviser is supposed to be an honest broker among the various national-security players.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 May 2025
Senate Republicans expressed doubt Wednesday that Russia would back the ceasefire and warned that Putin was not an honest broker.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker The chair of the German parliament’s defense committee was blunter.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honest broker
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Pakistan has sought to position itself as a potential mediator, CBS News reported earlier Monday.—
Claire Day,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Contract talks started last April and included several meetings with a mediator.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Arsen Der-Aprahamian, a business broker whose name appeared on initial incorporation records for five of the 15 hospices, said the businesses were flipped and that he is no longer associated with any of them.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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In August 2025, one of the brokers allegedly involved in the Supermicro scheme sent Liaw a link to a DOJ press release about more arrests for AI chip smuggling.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Writers Guild of America West chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman was likely wrapping up her first week of talks with the major Hollywood studios Friday afternoon when the union’s staff called her back to their own bargaining table.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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The killing of veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani — seen by some as a potential, palatable negotiator — may have strengthened hardliners in Tehran (who were never weak or restrained to begin with).—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Rabbi Kievman together with his wife are the ambassadors of The Rebbe to Highland Lakes.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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But on March 6, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said at least 1,332 people had been killed since the war began.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the center of the novel are a Black woman named Key and her son, Colly, both intermediaries between the spiritual and physical realms.—
Omari Weekes,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two London apartments were reportedly acquired in 2014 and 2016 via intermediaries and occupy upper floors of the building, offering a direct vantage point toward the rear of the Israeli embassy compound, UK media reported.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Snowpack typically acts as a seasonal buffer against fire, keeping land cool and moist into spring, said Gerlich.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The researchers also explored a modular setup with up to four 250-kilowatt charging points, including solar power, which can be used directly for charging or stored in the buffer.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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But he gets shot twice in the final shootout against the regional Nazi liaison, British fascist John Beckett (Tim Roth).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Four Estonians, including the ambassador, and one Greek Frontex liaison officer were on board at the time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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China has traditionally sought to emphasize commerce and play peacemaker, avoiding risky involvement in regional conflicts.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The airborne fistfight took another turn when a fourth passenger, identified as Annette Baker, tried to play peacemaker.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Honest broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honest%20broker. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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