mediating
Bridging two sides
Mediating is acting as an intermediary between parties in conflict, working to help them reach agreement.
A mediator facilitates communication without imposing a solution: She's mediating the dispute between the union and management.
The term extends to anything that serves as a go-between or connecting link: Language plays a mediating role between thought and expression.
Agent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- liaisonConnector between groups
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
arbiter · arbitrator · facilitator · moderator · negotiator · peacemaker · envoy · diplomat
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
reconciliation · facilitation · ceasefire · truce · armistice · pacification · de-escalation · detente
Connecting separated things
- connectingEstablishing a link
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
- translatingConverting between languages
- channelingDirecting flow or energy
conveying · relaying · clarifying · reframing · shuttling · facilitating · dialogue · exchange
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- brokeringNegotiating deals between parties
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
- intermediatingFacilitating between two parties
diplomacy · talks · parley · summit · conference · back-channel · terms · proposals
intermediary
Agent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- liaisonConnector between groups
middleman · arbiter · arbitrator · facilitator · moderator · negotiator · peacemaker · envoy · diplomat · emissary
arbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
peacemaking · reconciliation · facilitation · ceasefire · truce · armistice · pacification · de-escalation · detente · settlement
bridging
Connecting separated things
- connectingEstablishing a link
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
- translatingConverting between languages
channeling · conveying · relaying · clarifying · reframing · shuttling · facilitating · dialogue · exchange · understanding
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- brokeringNegotiating deals between parties
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
intermediating · diplomacy · talks · parley · summit · conference · back-channel · terms · proposals · counteroffers
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- negotiationsbargaining, offer, counteroffer, counter offer, compromise
- peacemakingnegotiation, peace agreement, pacifying, negotiate, peace negotiations
- reconcilingforgiving, apologizing, mending, peacemaking, compromising
- dispute resolutionarbitration, negotiating, conciliation, compromise, settlement
mediatingprovoking
Causing a reaction
instigating · inflaming · inciting · antagonizing · agitating
mediatingtaking sides
Favoring one party
advocating · championing · favoring · lobbying · siding with
mediatingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
abstaining · standing by · withdrawing · disengaging · watching
- divorce mediationFacilitated marital separation process
- family mediationResolving relatives' disputes neutrally
- conflict mediationFacilitated dispute settlement
- peer mediationStudent-led dispute resolution
- legal mediationFacilitated dispute settlement
- mediation skillsAbilities to resolve disputes