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
But international mediators say there have been no breakthroughs in the talks.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
According to a spokesperson for the union, Teamsters members met with company negotiators in the presence of a federal mediator for nine-and-a-half hours on Friday, but reached no agreement.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
In her retirement years, Dobbins worked as a mediator through the Alternatives to Violence Project, helping to solve legal disputes in schools, aftercare programs, jails, and prisons as well as in no-fault divorces.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
Trump was asked by a reporter Thursday — after landing back in Washington, D.C., following his rally in Des Moines, Iowa — whether Hamas agreed to the latest proposal for a ceasefire, a framework that was delivered to the group by regional mediators Egypt and Qatar.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
According to a spokesperson for the union, Teamsters members met with company negotiators in the presence of a federal mediator for nine-and-a-half hours on Friday, but reached no agreement.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
In her retirement years, Dobbins worked as a mediator through the Alternatives to Violence Project, helping to solve legal disputes in schools, aftercare programs, jails, and prisons as well as in no-fault divorces.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
Trump was asked by a reporter Thursday — after landing back in Washington, D.C., following his rally in Des Moines, Iowa — whether Hamas agreed to the latest proposal for a ceasefire, a framework that was delivered to the group by regional mediators Egypt and Qatar.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediator
Noun
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The shift is subtle but seismic: AI bots and agents are intermediaries, sometimes gatekeepers, determining what information is surfaced.—
Adrien Menard,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The programs initiated in 2022 marked the first time grassroots organizations could apply for federal community violence prevention funding directly, without going through law enforcement or state intermediaries, according to three former DOJ officials.—
Bianca Flowers,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Intelsat’s creating launch pads for these nascent peacemakers to lift off into cyberspace is also part of its crusade to one day enable all eight billion global citizens to crisscross the Web, Wajsgras tells me.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite Trump throwing his weight behind a push for a 60-day truce between Israel and Hamas, no breakthrough was announced during Netanyahu’s visit, a disappointment for a president who wants to be known as a peacemaker and has hinged his reputation on being a dealmaker.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Colliers commercial real estate broker John Machado represented the seller, which was a group of family trusts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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Count 4 The law: A mover or moving broker’s registration isn’t valid if the mover or broker is doing business any place other than the address on the application, unless the department is first notified in writing before any location change.—
David J. Neal
July 23,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; media maven Angela Yee; Genesis Dominguez of Honey Beauty NYC; and celebrity stylist and Sally Beauty ambassador Gregory Patterson were among the panel participants.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 July 2025
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President Donald Trump last week named outspoken author and political commentator Adams as the White House's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.—
Mandy Leong,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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She was also tapped as a liaison with the federal monitor tracking violence and use of force in the jails.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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In 2021, the city created a civilian community liaison position to connect police with citizens and educate the public.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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The rise of big-box retail corporations such as Walmart, which were big enough to handle their own distribution logistics, all but eliminated middlemen like the Willises from the cosmetics supply chain by the early 2000s.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
11 July 2025
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This could help solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so fast in the early universe, by favoring mechanisms that skip dying stars as cosmic middlemen.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 July 2025
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Some private-security agencies would endeavour to secure the suites on either side of the one that their VIP will be using to act as buffers, but this is a FIFA event, so the governing body has more control.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Lacking the financial buffer most for-profit startups have, they are forced to remain lean and centered.—
Raviraj Hegde,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Grossberg's attorney, Thomas Clay, filed a motion for voluntary dismissal on July 24, six days after lawyers for the ethics commission and its members also moved to dismiss the case.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Burke was terminated by the department after he was charged, his attorney, Marc Curtis, said after the start of the hearing June 23.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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“Mediator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediator. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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