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The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.

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  1. a. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.
  2. a. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.
  3. n. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
  4. n. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
  5. 1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions. South. 2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession. Bacon.
  6. n:100 n. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party n. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement