honest brokers
Impartial go-betweens
Honest brokers are neutral intermediaries who facilitate agreements between parties without favoring either side.
The term implies trustworthiness and lack of hidden agenda—someone who can be relied upon to deal fairly: The UN tried to position itself as an honest broker in the peace talks.
Often used in diplomacy and business negotiations, though the phrase can carry irony when the broker's neutrality is questionable.
- trustedEarned belief in
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- third partyUninvolved outside entity
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
negotiator · conflict resolution · facilitator · neutral · neutral ground · peacemaker · peace talks · unbiased · ombudsman · conciliator · impartial · good faith · trustworthy · fair-minded · level playing field · shuttle diplomacy · envoy · behind the scenes
honest brokerspartisans
Staunch factional supporters
advocates · lobbyists · propagandists · cheerleaders · hired guns
honest brokersdouble-dealers
Deceitful, disloyal people
con artists · swindlers · fraudsters · deceivers · backstabbers
honest brokersprofiteers
Those gaining from hardship
opportunists · exploiters · fixers · rent-seekers · power brokers
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