intervenors
Those who step in
Intervenors are parties who enter a legal proceeding or regulatory matter they weren't originally part of, typically because they have a stake in the outcome.
Environmental groups often become intervenors in permit hearings; neighbors may intervene in zoning disputes.
The term appears most often in administrative law and public utility cases: The intervenors argued the rate increase would harm low-income customers.
Also spelled intervenor in singular.
Latin for friend
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- litigantParty in lawsuit
- petitionerOne who formally requests
respondent · appellant · appellee · standing · motion · brief · filing · pleadings
Neutral conflict resolver
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- neutral partyUnbiased participant in disputes
peacemaker · intermediary · go-between · negotiator · third-party · dispute resolution · reconciliation · intercession
Party with an interest
- public commentCitizen input at hearings
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
- agencyPower to act
- proceedingAct of going forward
permit · licensing · utility · compliance · administrative · submission · objection · advocacy
Person providing humanitarian assistance
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- crisis responseAction taken during emergencies
- humanitarian corridorProtected evacuation route through combat
emergency responder · stabilization · protection · asylum · human rights · observer · monitor · watchdog
amicus
Latin for friend
petitioner · respondent · appellant · appellee · standing · motion · brief · filing · pleadings · injunction
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
neutral party · peacemaker · intermediary · go-between · negotiator · third-party · dispute resolution · reconciliation · intercession · dialogue
stakeholder
Party with an interest
- public commentCitizen input at hearings
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
- agencyPower to act
proceeding · permit · licensing · utility · compliance · administrative · submission · objection · advocacy · lobby
aid worker
Person providing humanitarian assistance
- NGOIndependent charitable organization
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
- crisis responseAction taken during emergencies
humanitarian corridor · emergency responder · stabilization · protection · asylum · human rights · observer · monitor · watchdog · international community
intervenorsplaintiffs
Those initiating lawsuits
defendants · petitioners · respondents · complainants · claimants
intervenorsbystanders
People present but uninvolved
observers · spectators · onlookers · outsiders · abstainers