peace broker
Negotiates between enemies
A peace broker is someone who facilitates negotiations between conflicting parties to end hostilities or resolve disputes.
The term applies to diplomats, political leaders, or international figures who mediate between warring nations or factions: Norway served as peace broker in the Israeli-Palestinian talks.
Peace brokers work to establish ceasefires, negotiate treaties, or create conditions for lasting resolution.
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- diplomatOfficial foreign representative
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
intermediary · back channel · ceasefire · treaty · Camp David · handshake · olive branch · white flag · accord · truce · come to terms · reconciliation · shuttle diplomacy · neutral · neutral ground · table · talks · summit
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- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, mediate, pacifying, negotiate
- peacemakerspeacebuilders, peacenik, diplomats, peacekeepers, humanitarians
peace brokerwarmonger
Advocate for armed conflict
war hawk · instigator · combatant · aggressor · warlord
peace brokerpartisan
Biased toward one side
hardliner · extremist · zealot · intransigent · spoiler
peace brokeragitator
One who foments discord
saboteur · destabilizer · agent provocateur · troublemaker · antagonist
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