conciliators
Those mending fences
Conciliators are people who work to bring opposing sides together, soothing tensions and finding common ground.
The term implies someone who calms rather than inflames—a mediator focused on restoring peace or goodwill: The union appointed conciliators to negotiate with management.
Unlike arbitrators, conciliators typically lack authority to impose solutions.
Neutral third-party deciders
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- go-betweensIntermediaries connecting separate parties
- facilitatorsThose who aid progress
negotiators · reconcilers · peacemakers · intercessors · moderators · third-party · neutral · conflict-resolution
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
parley · truce · appeasement · accommodation · give-and-take · bargaining · trade-off · settlement
Freedom from prejudice
- neutralityState of taking sides
- patienceCalm during delays
- empathySharing another's emotions
- tactSensitivity in speech
discretion · even-handedness · diplomacy · persuasiveness · trustworthiness · fairness · objectivity · calmness
Official diplomatic representatives
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- attachésDiplomatic mission specialists
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
emissaries · statesmen · summiteers · back-channel · consular · multilateral · bilateral · rapprochement
arbitrators
Neutral third-party deciders
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- go-betweensIntermediaries connecting separate parties
facilitators · negotiators · reconcilers · peacemakers · intercessors · moderators · third-party · neutral · conflict-resolution · adjudicators
compromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
overture · parley · truce · appeasement · accommodation · give-and-take · bargaining · trade-off · settlement · middle-ground
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- neutralityState of taking sides
- patienceCalm during delays
- empathySharing another's emotions
tact · discretion · even-handedness · diplomacy · persuasiveness · trustworthiness · fairness · objectivity · calmness · flexibility
ambassadors
Official diplomatic representatives
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- attachésDiplomatic mission specialists
delegates · emissaries · statesmen · summiteers · back-channel · consular · multilateral · bilateral · rapprochement · détente
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- Arbitration BodiesAAA, ICC, PCA, arbitrators
conciliatorsagitators
Those who incite disturbance
provocateurs · instigators · troublemakers · rabble-rousers · inciters
conciliatorscombatants
Those engaged in warfare
adversaries · militants · aggressors · hawks · belligerents
conciliatorswarmongers
Advocates for military action
dividers · polarizers · demagogues · hatemongers · sectarians