as in negotiators
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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Recent Examples of mediators
The mediators said Washington and Tehran would set up new communication lines to ensure the Strait of Hormuz is open and to end fighting in Lebanon, while Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the management of the strait would not return to the situation before the war.
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Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Negotiators reporting to the committee will lead groups focused on nuclear issues, sanctions, and other means to implement the US-Iran agreement, the mediators said in a joint statement.
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Deva Lee,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
In a joint statement, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said that while the high-level engagement had ended, technical negotiations would continue in Switzerland.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The Iranian delegation then met with Qatari mediators and left the negotiating site, state media said.
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Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Qatari mediators left Tehran on Sunday after 17 hours of intensive negotiations, a diplomat briefed on the developments told CBS News.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Reuters, citing unnamed sources from Iran, the West and mediators, reported the deal would not involve an immediate commitment from Iran to end its nuclear program, with discussions about the program being delayed for 60 days.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday that the United States and Iran have agreed on the wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2026
Pakistan has served as one of the primary mediators for the slow-moving negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
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Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 June 2026
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Negotiators reporting to the committee will lead groups focused on nuclear issues, sanctions, and other means to implement the US-Iran agreement, the mediators said in a joint statement.
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Deva Lee,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
In a joint statement, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said that while the high-level engagement had ended, technical negotiations would continue in Switzerland.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The Iranian delegation then met with Qatari mediators and left the negotiating site, state media said.
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Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Qatari mediators left Tehran on Sunday after 17 hours of intensive negotiations, a diplomat briefed on the developments told CBS News.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Reuters, citing unnamed sources from Iran, the West and mediators, reported the deal would not involve an immediate commitment from Iran to end its nuclear program, with discussions about the program being delayed for 60 days.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday that the United States and Iran have agreed on the wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
12 June 2026
Pakistan has served as one of the primary mediators for the slow-moving negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
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Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediators
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This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
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These could be either robotics companies or, at times, other intermediaries.
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Banks, brokerages and financial intermediaries don’t rent savings, or take savings in to stare lovingly at the money.
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The transition from cost management to cost containment depends upon employers, brokers and third-party administrators having open and clear discussions about definitions, including authority.
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Shefferman casts a wide net among winemakers, vintners, and brokers in his quest to buy bottles that would normally be sold to wineries’ private club members.
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When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
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The world did not become more peaceful and democratic, despite the efforts of Norwegian peacemakers.
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On Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are set to meet again in Washington for the fifth meeting to bring about an end to the war.
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Chopra Jonas and Manobal met as two fellow brand ambassadors for Bulgari.
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Pharmacy benefit managers work as middlemen of sorts between insurers, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers to negotiate drug prices and manage prescription benefits.
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Then, opportunistic middlemen, with one foot in the private sector and the other in the security state, offered the founders protection—in return for a piece of their fast-growing companies.
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As members of the Arapahoe County Advisory Committee, Janet Becker-Wold and Edie Summers now serve as liaisons between county leaders and the community.
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The project will include volunteers from the Community Action Committee, a group of people who serve as community liaisons and advocates in the Northside.
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According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
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More than 90% of China-ASEAN trade is in industrial intermediates rather than finished goods, and intra-regional FDI flows now represent roughly half of the FDI stock within the ASEAN+3 region, according to AMRO.
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