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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Recent Examples of mediator
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight, local health authorities said on May 18, as mediators hosted a new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 18 May 2025
This decision comes amid discussions between NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers seeking a labor contract with federal mediators stepping in to assist, according to NBC New York.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 May 2025
An independent mediator has been brought in to resolve the impasse.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 7 May 2025
The city has already paid $285,000 toward the amount determined by a mediator, attorney Scott McClure said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 18 May 2025
This decision comes amid discussions between NJ Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers seeking a labor contract with federal mediators stepping in to assist, according to NBC New York.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 May 2025
An independent mediator has been brought in to resolve the impasse.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 7 May 2025
The city has already paid $285,000 toward the amount determined by a mediator, attorney Scott McClure said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediator
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Maduro’s use of intermediaries makes finding evidence difficult, and some intelligence sources may be biased, hoping their cooperation will bolster asylum claims.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Memos authored by House Republicans and Democrats, which have been declassified, showed that information about Papadopoulos’ contacts with Russian intermediaries triggered the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 of potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Noun
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In addition to the usual five tools, Crow-Armstrong can also play peacemaker.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Of the two species, however, dogs were the ones found to play peacemaker more often.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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In addition to the returns of Luther, Benji, and Ilsa, Vanessa Kirby makes her debut as arms broker Alanna Mitsopolis, a.k.a.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Both are involved in South Florida real estate — Barreto is a Coral Gables developer and Pino is a Doral real estate broker.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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After winning his first MVP award in 2015, Stephen Curry became the face of the Golden State Warriors franchise and one of the league’s ambassadors.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Speaking to reporters, Israel's ambassador to the U.S.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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Elite’s chief student development officer and compliance liaison both live in Texas, its compliance coordinator lives in Utah, its creative music coordinator lives in Washington state and its home-school director lives in Michigan.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Outside of policy changes, the liaison would suggest promotional, mentorship and developmental opportunities that the city can present to new bars and restaurants.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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The decision to sell to one or another middleman often hinges on small price differences.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Unlike Watergate, when a smoking gun tape implicated President Richard Nixon, to many, the 1980s scandal seemed a blur of byzantine Cold War diplomacy, opaque Swiss bank accounts, and a large cast of forgettable middlemen.—
Time,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Parker Hall The Best Wi-Fi Routers Don’t suffer the buffer.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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Add tax at [your country’s tax rate] and a buffer of [add percentage buffer depending on your risk tolerance].—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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“Mediator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediator. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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