as in negotiator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
if you two cannot resolve this argument on your own, we'll have to bring in a mediator
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Earlier this summer, Amos Hochstein, a Biden administration official serving as a mediator between Israel and Hezbollah, warned Lebanese politicians that the United States lacked the power to force Israel’s hand.
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Daniel Silverman, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
Speaking on the ongoing negotiations to secure a ceasefire-and-hostage deal in Gaza, Burns said that the US was working very hard with regional mediators to get both Israel and the militant group Hamas to agree on a peace plan.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Egypt, a mediator in the talks along with the U.S. and Qatar, has also demanded a concrete timeline for Israeli troops to leave the Philadelphi corridor.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Both sides are still talking through mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris met with advisers in the White House Situation Room Monday.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Silverman, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
Speaking on the ongoing negotiations to secure a ceasefire-and-hostage deal in Gaza, Burns said that the US was working very hard with regional mediators to get both Israel and the militant group Hamas to agree on a peace plan.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Egypt, a mediator in the talks along with the U.S. and Qatar, has also demanded a concrete timeline for Israeli troops to leave the Philadelphi corridor.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Both sides are still talking through mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris met with advisers in the White House Situation Room Monday.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Mediator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediator. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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