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broker, buffer, conciliator, go-between, honest broker, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, interposer, middleman, peacemaker
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Some of the protest leaders say they felt pressured by international mediators, in particular the Americans, to accept it, despite their misgivings. — The Economist, "The Sudan peace deal is greeted with little excitement," 8 July 2019 The union and authority are negotiating with help from a federal mediator. — Kellen Browning, BostonGlobe.com, "Though strike continues, Martha’s Vineyard buses running close to normal on Fourth of July," 4 July 2019 Of the settlement funds, $25.5 million will go to recouping government losses, with another $7 million designated as interest on that amount, according to a statement Friday from a mediator who worked on the case, Judge Gerald Rosen. — Clare Duffy, CNN, "Quicken Loans settles with Federal Housing Authority in fraudulent lending case," 14 June 2019 Japan maintains friendly ties with both Tehran and Washington and hopes to serve as mediator, a task experts say is difficult. — Fox News, "Japan's Abe heads to Iran in hopes to help ease tension," 12 June 2019 The deal called for Mr. Wigdor, along with a mediator, to provide a breakdown of how the money will be distributed to each plaintiff. — Emily Steel, New York Times, "Fox Settles Discrimination Lawsuits for Roughly $10 Million," 15 May 2018 When addressing a conflict involving a multitude of perspectives, mediators look for overarching interests and values. — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Homelessness: Many sides of the same coin," 23 June 2019 If this doesn’t work, employees occasionally escalate by going to the boss’ boss, or by involving an attorney or union steward or other mediator. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, "Working Strategies: Bad bosses part 2 — getting out of hot water," 22 June 2019 As Maupin tried to serve as a neutral mediator and allow the students to read statements of apologies, he was met with jeers from some students, who called him a shill for racists. — Richard Ruelas And, azcentral, "Why has former Attorney General Tom Horne aligned himself with the Rev. Jarrett Maupin?," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mediator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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