unifiers
Those who merge
Unifiers are people or things that bring separate elements together into a unified whole.
A political leader may serve as a unifier across factional divides.
An idea or shared purpose can function as a unifier: Sports have long been unifiers in divided communities.
The term implies creating cohesion where fragmentation existed.
Conflict resolution facilitators
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
conciliators · intermediaries · facilitators · brokers · healers · bridge-builders · go-betweens · envoys
Formal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- blocAllied group sharing interests
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
league · partnership · syndicate · network · association · conglomerate · cartel · combine
A joining or relation
- linkPoint of connection
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- kinshipState of being related
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
attachment · relationship · nexus · bridge · thread · glue · cement · common ground
Harmony between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- integrationCombining into a whole
balance · synergy · synthesis · convergence · alignment · congruity · rapport · attunement
mediators
Conflict resolution facilitators
- peacemakersThose who resolve conflicts
- diplomatsForeign government representatives
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
negotiators · conciliators · intermediaries · facilitators · brokers · healers · bridge-builders · go-betweens · envoys · moderators
alliance
Formal union of parties
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- blocAllied group sharing interests
consortium · league · partnership · syndicate · network · association · conglomerate · cartel · combine · entente
connection
A joining or relation
affinity · attachment · relationship · nexus · bridge · thread · glue · cement · common ground · shared values
accord
Harmony between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- cohesionTendency to bind together
integration · balance · synergy · synthesis · convergence · alignment · congruity · rapport · attunement · resonance
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- African LeadersNelson Mandela, Haile Selassie, Idi Amin, Robert Mugabe, Muammar Gaddafi
unifiersdividers
Things that partition space
polarizers · sectarians · factionalists · demagogues · agitators
unifiersdividers
Things that partition space
separators · fragmenters · splitters · disintegrators · dispersers