Thesaurus results for HONEST BROKER

honest broker

noun

Definition of honest broker

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 Journalists like to see themselves as honest brokers, covering politics in a way that gives fair representation to a wide range of actors and playing the watchdog role in a responsible and essentially objective way. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Historically the pope is viewed as an honest broker in terms of international diplomacy that is at odds with a sitting president's worldview, but experts say there has never been a clash so public or personal. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Pakistan would need to stay the course as an honest broker and not get discouraged. — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for honest broker

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Noun

Before the latest strikes, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, seeking to revive diplomacy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
That said, reports that regional mediators have presented both countries with a proposal for a 10-day ceasefire could put last month's memorandum of understanding back on track.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of mediator

Noun

Utilities are emerging as a key broker – designing agreements that power data centers while protecting ratepayers.

— Melody Birmingham, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Outright price discounts are much less common than incentives, according to Nikita Idiri, a broker at Coldwell Banker Warburg in New York.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of broker

Noun

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance — the administration’s lead negotiator with Iran — has suggested that military force alone won’t be enough to fully dismantle Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

Each of them is a working ambassador for the brand, and each was brought into the partnership by Agarwal personally rather than through agency intermediaries.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 22 July 2026
But the league has gone beyond explaining its side to the intermediaries known as the media.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of intermediary

Noun

The developers plan to add more vegetative buffer between Irongate and neighboring developments, Combs said.

— Joe Marusak July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Oil buffer is running out Strategic reserve releases have provided a critical buffer, with hundreds of millions of barrels released globally to offset supply disruptions.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Definition of buffer

Noun

Former elections liaison Dallas Woodhouse resigned earlier this month following reporting on those communications.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Anderson talked about the importance of fostering a good relationship with your FLO, or finds liaison officer, who decides whether or not something is recordable.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of liaison

Noun

Wells' parents have described him as a peacemaker who shied away from confrontation, and his football coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College said the wide receiver was sociable and the type of person who never met a stranger.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Witnesses said the Knicks guard attempted to act as a peacemaker, putting himself between the clashing parties in an effort to de-escalate the fight.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of peacemaker

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