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Bridge opposing sides
To mediate is to act as an intermediary between disputing parties, helping them reach agreement: A retired judge mediated the contract dispute.
The mediator doesn't impose a decision but facilitates communication.
Mediate also means to occupy a middle position or serve as a connecting link: Language mediates our experience of the world.
As an adjective (accent on second syllable), mediate means indirect or acting through an intermediary, the opposite of immediate.
Settle as impartial judge
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
facilitator · intermediary · liaison · broker · buffer · referee · adjudicator · neutral
Passage for transmission
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
bridge · connect · transfer · facilitate · go-between · communicate · link · carry
Favorable purchase price
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
parley · talks · accord · resolution · truce · settlement · agreement · terms
Official foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- bilateralInvolving two parties
multilateral · delegation · protocol · statecraft · ceasefire · détente · back-channel · goodwill
arbitrate
Settle as impartial judge
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
moderator · facilitator · intermediary · liaison · broker · buffer · referee · adjudicator · neutral · conciliator
channel
Passage for transmission
intermediary · bridge · connect · transfer · facilitate · go-between · communicate · link · carry · vehicle
bargain
Favorable purchase price
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
deal-making · parley · talks · accord · resolution · truce · settlement · agreement · terms · quid pro quo
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
bilateral · multilateral · delegation · protocol · statecraft · ceasefire · détente · back-channel · goodwill · rapprochement
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, compromise, conciliation
- calmingcalm, calm down, soothe, relax, pacify
- peacemakingnegotiation, peace agreement, pacifying, negotiate, peace negotiations
- intervenestep in, intercede, arbitrate, interpose, get involved
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- confrontationsargue, fight, clash, quarrel, dispute
mediateprovoke
Incite a response
escalate · inflame · instigate · aggravate · antagonize
mediatedirect
Undeviating or to guide
unmediated · immediate · firsthand · face-to-face · bypass
- new mediaInternet-era communication forms
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- media blackoutSuppression of press coverage
- global mediaCommunication reaching all nations
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- media presencePublic visibility across platforms
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