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mediator

Legal Definition of mediator

Noun

  1. One that works to effect reconciliation, settlement, or compromise between parties at variance

Definition of mediator

Etymology

    Latin mediātor ("one who mediates") from mediātum, supine of mediō ("be in the middle"), from medius ("middle").

Noun

mediator (plural mediators)

  1. One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement

Synonyms

  • negotiator

Related terms

  • mean
  • median
  • mediate
  • mediation
  • mediatorial
  • mediatorian
  • mediatorship
  • medium

External links

  • mediator in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • mediator in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

References:

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