third-parties
Neither primary party
Third-parties is the plural of third-party, referring to people or entities outside a primary relationship or transaction.
In contracts, the third party is anyone other than the two principals.
In politics, third parties are alternatives to the dominant parties: Third-parties rarely win presidential elections but can shift debate.
In computing, third-party software comes from developers other than the platform maker.
Conflict resolution facilitators
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
- neutralsThose taking no side
- facilitatorsThose who aid progress
- refereesSports match arbiters
adjudicators · ombudsmen · intervenors · stakeholders · witnesses · impartial · resolution · tribunals
Agents linking separate parties
- contractorsHired service providers
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- subcontractorsThird parties doing delegated work
- agentsThose who act for others
brokers · licensees · assignees · beneficiaries · indemnification · liability · arbitration · disclosure
Small sweet baked goods
- trackersThose who follow trails
- advertisersThose who market products
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- consentVoluntary agreement given
opt-out · GDPR · processors · controllers · pixels · fingerprinting · SDK · collection
Software communication protocols
- integrationsActs of combining parts
- pluginsInstallable software modules
- extensionsAdditions that lengthen
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
dependencies · SDKs · widgets · middleware · webhooks · embeds · modules · add-ons
Unaffiliated persons or entities
- spoilersPremature plot revelations
- outsidersThose not belonging
- centristsPolitical middle-dwellers
- neutralsThose taking no side
nonpartisan · coalition · kingmakers · reformists · alternatives · fringe · populists · disruptors
mediators
Conflict resolution facilitators
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
- neutralsThose taking no side
- facilitatorsThose who aid progress
referees · adjudicators · ombudsmen · intervenors · stakeholders · witnesses · impartial · resolution · tribunals · conciliators
intermediaries
Agents linking separate parties
- contractorsHired service providers
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- subcontractorsThird parties doing delegated work
agents · brokers · licensees · assignees · beneficiaries · indemnification · liability · arbitration · disclosure · confidentiality
cookies
Small sweet baked goods
- trackersThose who follow trails
- advertisersThose who market products
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
consent · opt-out · GDPR · processors · controllers · pixels · fingerprinting · SDK · collection · disclosures
APIs
Software communication protocols
- integrationsActs of combining parts
- pluginsInstallable software modules
- extensionsAdditions that lengthen
libraries · dependencies · SDKs · widgets · middleware · webhooks · embeds · modules · add-ons · interoperability
independents
Unaffiliated persons or entities
neutrals · nonpartisan · coalition · kingmakers · reformists · alternatives · fringe · populists · disruptors · plurality
third-partiesprincipals
Chief school administrators
first party · second party · insiders · signatories · counterparties
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