honest broker

noun

: a neutral mediator

Examples of honest broker in a Sentence

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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The have had to manage the balance between seeking to influence the president and remaining an honest broker. Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 5 May 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 The Sun Devils won’t view them as honest brokers. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honest broker

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of honest broker was in 1878

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“Honest broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honest%20broker. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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