Synonyms
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 on the Web
Still, there is little doubt of Marie’s command of her material or her position as an honest broker.
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Meet the Press Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the last remaining GOP opponent of Trump’s, has said the Republican National Committee is not an honest broker in party’s 2024 primary race.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
Likewise, the Bush administration’s project in Iraq is now almost universally regarded as a disaster — the stable, proto-democratic Iraq that exists today, which any honest broker would prefer over Saddam Hussein’s aggressive, expansionist, terror-supporting despotism, entirely notwithstanding.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 4 Jan. 2024
In their view, Washington is not an honest broker, but a guarantor of Israeli impunity.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
In an effort to present itself as an honest broker in the war, ahead of Xi’s visit to Moscow, Beijing announced a 12-point plan for reaching a political settlement and ending the conflict.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
At the same time, there’s concern that there’s no industry titan who is viewed as an honest broker by both sides.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 July 2023
In just 10 years, he has been considered an honest broker with many Republicans and become one of the more popular senators among colleagues.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
Li Yang / China News Service via Getty Images file On Monday, the government in Beijing appeared to downplay Lu’s remarks, emphasizing China’s preferred role as honest broker in the war and any Russo-European strife.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2023
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
Meet the Press Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the last remaining GOP opponent of Trump’s, has said the Republican National Committee is not an honest broker in party’s 2024 primary race.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
Likewise, the Bush administration’s project in Iraq is now almost universally regarded as a disaster — the stable, proto-democratic Iraq that exists today, which any honest broker would prefer over Saddam Hussein’s aggressive, expansionist, terror-supporting despotism, entirely notwithstanding.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 4 Jan. 2024
In their view, Washington is not an honest broker, but a guarantor of Israeli impunity.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
In an effort to present itself as an honest broker in the war, ahead of Xi’s visit to Moscow, Beijing announced a 12-point plan for reaching a political settlement and ending the conflict.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
At the same time, there’s concern that there’s no industry titan who is viewed as an honest broker by both sides.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 July 2023
In just 10 years, he has been considered an honest broker with many Republicans and become one of the more popular senators among colleagues.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
Li Yang / China News Service via Getty Images file On Monday, the government in Beijing appeared to downplay Lu’s remarks, emphasizing China’s preferred role as honest broker in the war and any Russo-European strife.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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“Honest broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honest%20broker. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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