interveners
People who interpose
Interveners are those who intervene—people or entities that insert themselves into a situation, dispute, or legal proceeding.
In law, an intervener is a third party who petitions to join a case affecting their interests: Several environmental groups sought status as interveners in the pipeline lawsuit.
The spelling interveners is more common than intervenors, though both appear in legal contexts.
Neutral third-party deciders
- conciliatorsThose who restore harmony
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
- facilitatorsThose who aid progress
- mediatorsConflict resolution facilitators
intercessors · moderators · reconcilers · brokers · liaisons · adjudicators · peacekeepers · diplomats
Parties in a lawsuit
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- appellantOne who appeals
- respondentOne who gives answers
Those who interfere uninvited
- interlopersUnwelcome meddlers in affairs
- intermeddlersThose who interfere uninvited
- intrudersUnauthorized entrants
- trespassersUnlawful entrants onto property
busybodies · obstructors · disruptors · encroachers · foreign agents · saboteurs
People providing humanitarian assistance
- relief workersPeople providing emergency assistance
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- rescuersThose who save endangered people
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
Troops maintaining ceasefires
- occupation forcesTroops controlling foreign territory
- coalition forcesMultinational military alliance
- NATO forcesWestern defense alliance military
- military advisorsExperts counseling armed forces
arbitrators
Neutral third-party deciders
- conciliatorsThose who restore harmony
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
- facilitatorsThose who aid progress
mediators · intercessors · moderators · reconcilers · brokers · liaisons · adjudicators · peacekeepers · diplomats · envoys
litigants
Parties in a lawsuit
meddlers
Those who interfere uninvited
- interlopersUnwelcome meddlers in affairs
- intermeddlersThose who interfere uninvited
- intrudersUnauthorized entrants
trespassers · busybodies · obstructors · disruptors · encroachers · foreign agents · saboteurs
aid workers
People providing humanitarian assistance
- relief workersPeople providing emergency assistance
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- rescuersThose who save endangered people
first responders · peacekeepers · field workers · emergency responders
peacekeeping forces
Troops maintaining ceasefires
- occupation forcesTroops controlling foreign territory
- coalition forcesMultinational military alliance
- NATO forcesWestern defense alliance military
military advisors · foreign troops · allied forces · special forces
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- litigation partiesparties, plaintiffs, defendants, litigants, petitioners
intervenersbystanders
People present but uninvolved
onlookers · spectators · observers · non-actors · fence-sitters