Thesaurus results for MEDIATORS

mediators

noun

plural of mediator

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 Earlier this week, Vance sent a letter via Qatari mediators to Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, proposing a framework for talks. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 Muslims can similarly turn to religious scholars or mediators for guidance on family or financial disputes. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026 Reuters reported earlier Wednesday that Qatari mediators handed Iran a new draft deal to end the war on Sunday, citing an official briefed on the negotiations. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The local union’s contract expired in July 2025, after which the members have worked under an extension while the two sides have met regularly for more than a year with help from federal mediators, the association says. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 There has been little said publicly about negotiations via mediators after Trump rejected an Iranian proposal last month to end the war and fully open the Strait of Hormuz within a week if Washington met certain conditions like lifting the blockade. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Finally, the United States and the other mediators must work to ensure that both sides abide by their obligations under the October 2025 cease-fire and should be prepared to impose consequences for noncompliance. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Then, federal mediators would get involved, and binding arbitration could force a contract on a business and its workers. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 After a cease-fire agreement collapsed in July, the two sides have continued to exchange threats and intermittent attacks, while mediators struggle to revive negotiations. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

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.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of negotiators

Noun

Thanks to African intermediaries guiding these military explorers, Binger discovered that the fabled Kong Mountains, which stretched across most 19th-century maps, did not exist.

— Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
In diving into the global web of handlers, financial intermediaries and money launderers bolstering the fake identities, investigators discovered key parts of that machinery operating in Russia.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermediaries

Noun

At the same time, the early development of tokenized markets is creating new technology needs for the banks, brokers and other institutions the company already serves.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Those brokers then sold the data to insurance companies, and some drivers found that their insurance became more expensive as a result.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of brokers

Noun

Rita, whose parents were renowned as peacemakers, forgave her husband's killers.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
What matters are the peacemakers, and the true tension of the series rests in their decisions to either respond to provocation in kind or to respond to provocation with kindness.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of peacemakers

Noun

The dispute is also triggering diplomatic fallout, with at least three Polish ambassadors resigning in protest.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The center was publicly unveiled Friday by current and former administrators at South Holland School District 151, along with a handful of student ambassadors.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambassadors

Noun

Llusia-Lindh immediately cut out the middlemen, went directly to factories and aspired to make a luxury product while keeping a lid on prices — and giving back.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Industry middlemen acted like a cartel, making sure things never had the potential to change.

— Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of middlemen

Noun

However, Central Florida election supervisors are not reporting any problems with their local postal service liaisons.

— Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Their story begins with traditional performers—later called shuyu—who, like the geisha of Japan, might engage in liaisons with patrons.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of liaisons

Noun

These volatile compound intermediates shuttle and dissolve from the cathode, draining battery life.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, at the back of the pack, some of the drivers who started on slicks made stops to change to the intermediates.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

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