intermediators
Negotiation facilitators present
Intermediators are people or entities that act as go-betweens, facilitating communication or transactions between parties who don't deal directly with each other.
The term is a more formal or bureaucratic variant of intermediaries: The bank serves as an intermediator between borrowers and lenders.
Financial services, diplomacy, and supply chains all rely on intermediators to bridge gaps between principals.
Those who arrange unions
- introducersThose who present others
- connectorsDevices that join things
- networkersThose cultivating professional contacts
- fixersThose who restore function
facilitators · referrers · contacts · influencers · sponsors · mentors · advocates · patrons
Transaction intermediaries
- middlemenIntermediaries in transactions
- agentsThose who act for others
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
- dealmakersThose who negotiate agreements
facilitators · arbiters · go-betweens · liaisons · consultants · wholesalers · distributors · commissioners
Conflict resolution facilitators
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- ambassadorsOfficial diplomatic representatives
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
negotiators · emissaries · delegates · conciliators · peacekeepers · interlocutors · diplomats · treaty
Inter-application bridging software
- APIsSoftware communication protocols
- gatewaysPoints of entry
- proxiesAuthorized stand-ins
- interfacesPoints of interaction between systems
adapters · bridges · routers · protocols · translators · converters · buffers · handlers
Transaction intermediaries
- underwritersThose who assess risk
- clearinghousesInstitutions settling mutual claims
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- custodiansThose entrusted with care
market makers · exchange · securities · derivatives · insurers · reinsurers · lenders · creditors
matchmakers
Those who arrange unions
- introducersThose who present others
- connectorsDevices that join things
- networkersThose cultivating professional contacts
fixers · facilitators · referrers · contacts · influencers · sponsors · mentors · advocates · patrons · gatekeepers
brokers
Transaction intermediaries
- middlemenIntermediaries in transactions
- agentsThose who act for others
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
dealmakers · facilitators · arbiters · go-betweens · liaisons · consultants · wholesalers · distributors · commissioners · factors
mediators
Conflict resolution facilitators
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- ambassadorsOfficial diplomatic representatives
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
arbitrators · negotiators · emissaries · delegates · conciliators · peacekeepers · interlocutors · diplomats · treaty · ceasefire
middleware
Inter-application bridging software
interfaces · adapters · bridges · routers · protocols · translators · converters · buffers · handlers · controllers
brokers
Transaction intermediaries
- underwritersThose who assess risk
- clearinghousesInstitutions settling mutual claims
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
custodians · market makers · exchange · securities · derivatives · insurers · reinsurers · lenders · creditors · investors
intermediatorsdisputants
Those who contend
adversaries · opponents · litigants · principals · combatants