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
And if the Republicans are willing to come to the table and be an honest broker, then yeah, because a government shutdown at the end of the day doesn't benefit anybody except President Trump.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
No matter how much Lukashenko may have wanted to seem like an honest broker, the sum of his messaging to all of Trump’s envoys, and to me, amounted to a lot of hype about the dangers of playing tough with Putin.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Their principled positions on the U.S.-Israeli strikes lend credibility to their roles as honest brokers.
—Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 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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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
No matter how much Lukashenko may have wanted to seem like an honest broker, the sum of his messaging to all of Trump’s envoys, and to me, amounted to a lot of hype about the dangers of playing tough with Putin.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Their principled positions on the U.S.-Israeli strikes lend credibility to their roles as honest brokers.
—Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 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 had hoped to help finalize the memorandum last week, but the effort did not materialize, and mediators are still working on various proposals, the diplomat said.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Putin suggested at the weekend that former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has had close business ties to Russia, could act as a mediator.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The state alleges Netflix then shared or disclosed portions of that information to commercial data brokers and advertising technology firms, allowing the data to be combined with information collected elsewhere online to create detailed consumer profiles.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
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Together, the movements reflected an apparent effort to insulate some of Iran's remaining military and aviation assets from the expanding conflict, even as officials publicly served as brokers for de-escalation.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Becky Mitchell, Colorado's lead negotiator, said the Lower Basin plan is a good first step but doesn't do enough to protect Lake Powell.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov will meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miami today to try to revive efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, which have been sidelined by the war in Iran.—
Jennifer Hansler,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The state will select the winner from among Brown and four other finalists in July, and that teacher will serve one year as a state ambassador for teachers.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The first 70 cars in line will receive free gas courtesy of the film and its ambassadors, with merch also being handed out on-site while supplies last.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
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Science communication is a subfield of communication studies that entails the communication of scientists’ research findings mostly via intermediaries to policy decision makers, societal groups, and the public as well as the feedback that those groups can provide to the scientific community.—
Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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Employee equity compensation transactions and accounts managed by advisors or intermediaries through Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions® are subject to different commission schedules.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Another 30 circuits were operating under buffer-only settings.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Defaults don’t mean complete wipe outs; there’s usually a residual value of to the business, and most loans are written with healthy equity buffers in place.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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In 2014, the FBI alerted Feinstein that a longtime staffer in her California office, who also served as a liaison to the Chinese American community, had drawn attention from Chinese intelligence and may have been targeted for recruitment.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Hill’s new plan will also reinstate four Department of Social Services liaisons that work to help the district’s students currently in foster care.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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At their best, judges are peacemakers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Pastors and priests have a reputation for being peacemakers, but several people in the book actually say that Pope Leo is not averse to a fight.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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