Thesaurus results for HONEST BROKER

honest broker

noun

Definition of honest broker

as in mediator

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement after all the bad blood on both sides, we need to find someone who hasn't been influenced and can act as an honest broker

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Recent Examples of honest broker All the while, the US presented itself as an honest broker between London and Tehran. — Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026 Historically the pope is viewed as an honest broker in terms of international diplomacy that is at odds with a sitting president's worldview, but experts say there has never been a clash so public or personal. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Journalists like to see themselves as honest brokers, covering politics in a way that gives fair representation to a wide range of actors and playing the watchdog role in a responsible and essentially objective way. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker The chair of the German parliament’s defense committee was blunter. — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for honest broker

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Noun

During the 2012-13 NHL lockout, the two sides used FMCS, and recommendations by mediator Scot Beckenbaugh were thought to help the NHL and NHLPA find a solution.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
Kushner has joined fellow peace envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha, Qatar, a country acting as mediator between the two sides, to hammer out a resolution.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of mediator

Noun

Just verify messages directly, use a password manager, turn on account alerts and shrink the personal data brokers keep on you.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Wondr Health, which provides GLP-1s via employers, named Patti Rittling head of broker and consultant relations.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of broker

Noun

Proving himself capable Meanwhile, Rodríguez Castro has shown himself a negotiator.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — Iran’s top negotiator in talks with the US — and Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, the head of Iran’s judiciary, were among those seen present.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

My family was comfortable in the sense that my mother worked for the Canadian ambassador as their main cook.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
As an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, Howard is conscious of what his appearance at The Open could mean to younger people living with the condition and to their families.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of ambassador

Noun

This must include requiring stablecoin issuers and other digital asset intermediaries to detect and report suspicious activity.

— Richard Nephew, Fortune, 2 July 2026
An investor can be legally clear to trade in Syria and still be one intermediary away from a sanctioned name.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of intermediary

Noun

Fortuitously, the small kiosk where Gil was encased acted as a kind of buffer, offering some measure of protection from the accumulation of debris looming above.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
However, the leather piping on the base does offer a small buffer of protection.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026

Definition of buffer

Noun

Rodríguez Castro helps oversee GAESA, has a hand in its operations and acts as a liaison between the organization and his grandfather.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Naval liaison groups have yet to comment on the abrupt U-turns, although the Joint Maritime Intelligence Center repeated on Sunday that Iranian forces continue to harass shipping.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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