honest broker

noun

Updated on: 27 Mar 2018

Definition of honest broker

: 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

Recent Examples of honest broker from the Web

Following the president’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Palestinians have said the United States is not an honest broker of peace.

— Washington Post, "‘A death sentence’: Palestinians slam U.S. decision to cut aid as U.N. pleads for new donors," 17 Jan. 2018
Palestinian leaders have said the Jerusalem decision means the United States can no longer be an honest broker.

— Washington Post, "Nikki Haley says Trump Mideast peace plan is nearly finished," 22 Feb. 2018
Netanyahu, in his own remarks after the Davos meeting, said the U.S. was the only international party that could serve as an honest broker for a Mideast peace deal.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan: Intimidate the Palestinians Into Surrender," 26 Jan. 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that the United States can no longer be considered an honest broker in the peace process and is refusing to meet Vice President Pence when Pence visits the region this month.

— loveday morris, Washington Post, "Four Palestinians killed in bloodiest protests since U.S. decision on Jerusalem," 15 Dec. 2017
How can any Arab nation trust the Trump Administration to be an honest broker in mide-east peace negotiations or any other negotiations?

— jeff darcy, cleveland.com, "Browns add Dorsey, need to add wins: Darcy cartoon," 10 Dec. 2017
Bear witness and be an honest broker of information.

— dahlia lithwick, Slate Magazine, "What’s Behind Dan Rather’s Wild Popularity?," 26 Sep. 2017

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