mediators

noun

plural of mediator
as in negotiators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement if you two cannot resolve this argument on your own, we'll have to bring in a mediator

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Recent Examples of mediators Instead, the mediators will convey points from either side to the other, with the goal being to ease tension following another exchange of fire that erupted at the end of last week. — July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The Iranian delegation then met with Qatari mediators and left the negotiating site, state media said. — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Some are journalists, mediators, plumbers, custodians, and writers. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Qatari mediators returned to the Iranian capital for 17 hours of what the diplomat described as intensive negotiations. — E. Eduardo Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 In a joint statement, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said that while the high-level engagement had ended, technical negotiations would continue in Switzerland. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 Negotiators reporting to the committee will lead groups focused on nuclear issues, sanctions, and other means to implement the US-Iran agreement, the mediators said in a joint statement. — Deva Lee, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Reuters, citing unnamed sources from Iran, the West and mediators, reported the deal would not involve an immediate commitment from Iran to end its nuclear program, with discussions about the program being delayed for 60 days. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 The mediators said Washington and Tehran would set up new communication lines to ensure the Strait of Hormuz is open and to end fighting in Lebanon, while Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the management of the strait would not return to the situation before the war. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediators
  1. negotiators
  2. intermediaries
  3. brokers
  4. peacemakers
  5. ambassadors
  6. middlemen
  7. liaisons
  8. intermediates
Noun
  • This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of negotiators
Noun
  • Subsequent Fortune reporting on the files traced how Epstein spent roughly a decade working to insert himself into Gates’ inner circle—directly and through intermediaries—and kept at it even after Gates stopped communicating with him.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of intermediaries
Noun
  • By late spring, with markets overcoming Iran war fears and the SpaceX IPO and other offerings creating massive liquidity events, the Manhattan market sprang to life, brokers said.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • There are hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites, and each one may have its own opt-out process.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of brokers
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  • When peacemakers finally pried apart Slaughter and Dropo, Slaughter had his jersey ripped, but Dropo had taken the more telling punches.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • The world did not become more peaceful and democratic, despite the efforts of Norwegian peacemakers.
    — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
Definition of peacemakers
Noun
  • The pet food brand is looking for one kitten and one puppy to serve as honorary brand ambassadors and help spread the word about healthy eating.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • They’re heavily scheduled as working training vessels and ambassadors of goodwill, and merely getting on their itineraries required planning that began in April 2020.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026
Definition of ambassadors
Noun
  • In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • On the other are middlemen who lurk on message apps like Telegram, WeChat and WhatsApp offering access to people inside Amazon who can get things done for a price.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of middlemen
Noun
  • The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • As members of the Arapahoe County Advisory Committee, Janet Becker-Wold and Edie Summers now serve as liaisons between county leaders and the community.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • According to the researchers, the catalyst weakens excessive bonding between iron sites and hydroxyl intermediates, allowing the reaction to proceed more smoothly and reducing one of the major bottlenecks in zinc-air battery operation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
  • More than 90% of China-ASEAN trade is in industrial intermediates rather than finished goods, and intra-regional FDI flows now represent roughly half of the FDI stock within the ASEAN+3 region, according to AMRO.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of intermediates

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