Thesaurus: mediation
The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.
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Definitions
- a. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.
- a. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.
- 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
- 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.
- 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