me·di·ate

(mē′dē-āt′)

v. me·di·at·ed, me·di·at·ing, me·di·ates

v.tr.

1. To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties: mediate a labor-management dispute.

2. To bring about (a settlement, for example) by working with all the conflicting parties.

a. To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism: chemicals that mediate inflammation.

b. Physics To convey (a force) between subatomic particles.

v.intr.

1. To work with two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, settlement, or compromise.

2. To settle or reconcile differences: "[George] Eliot's effort to mediate between the conflicting demands of representation and readability in the [novel's] dialect usage" (Carol A. Martin).

3. To have a relation to two differing persons, groups, or things: psychological processes that mediate between stimulus and response.

adj. (-ĭt)

1. Acting through, involving, or dependent on an intervening agency.

2. Being in a middle position.

[Late Latin mediāre, mediāt-, to be in the middle, from Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

me′di·ate·ly (-ĭt-lē) adv.

me′di·a′tion (-ā′shən) n.

me′di·a′tive, me′di·a·to′ry (mē′dē-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

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mediation

(ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən)

1. the act of mediating; intercession

2. (Law) international law an attempt to reconcile disputed matters arising between states, esp by the friendly intervention of a neutral power

3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a method of resolving an industrial dispute whereby a third party consults with those involved and recommends a solution which is not, however, binding on the parties

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me•di•a•tion

(ˌmi diˈeɪ ʃən)

n.

the act or process of mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	mediation - a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party negotiation, talks, dialogue - a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" arbitration - (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) conciliation - any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration umpirage - mediation by an umpire
	2.	mediation - the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement intermediation intervention, intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention" matchmaking - mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others

mediation

noun arbitration, intervention, reconciliation, conciliation, good offices, intercession, interposition They could reach a compromise through the mediation of a third party.

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Translations

تَوَسُّط بين فَريقَيْن مُتَخاصِمَيْن

prostředkování

mægling

málamiîlun

sprostredkovanie

aracılık

调解

mediation

[ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən] N → mediación f

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mediation

[ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃ^ən] n → médiation f

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mediation

n → Vermittlung f

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mediation

[ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → mediazione f

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mediate

(ˈmiːdieit) verb

to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing. The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.

ˌmediˈation noun

ˈmediator noun

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IT IS generally better to deal by speech than by letter; and by the mediation of a third than by a man's self.

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She now found, that in spite of herself, she had always admitted a hope, while Edward remained single, that something would occur to prevent his marrying Lucy; that some resolution of his own, some mediation of friends, or some more eligible opportunity of establishment for the lady, would arise to assist the happiness of all.

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Pullet found her task of mediation the next day surprisingly easy.

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I perceived he was bent on refusing my mediation, so very reluctantly I went up to the library, and announced the unseasonable visitor, advising that he should be dismissed till next day.

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A truce, nevertheless, was at length agreed on, by the mediation of the neutral parties, and the whole company again sat down at the table; where Jones being prevailed on to ask pardon, and Blifil to give it, peace was restored, and everything seemed in statu quo .

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He wanted to see him, to report on the result of his mediation, which had occupied and amused him for the last three days.

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Having restored his authority, not to leave it at risk by trusting either to the French or other outside forces, he had recourse to his wiles, and he knew so well how to conceal his mind that, by the mediation of Signor Pagolo--whom the duke did not fail to secure with all kinds of attention, giving him money, apparel, and horses--the Orsini were reconciled, so that their simplicity brought them into his power at Sinigalia.[*] Having exterminated the leaders, and turned their partisans into his friends, the duke laid sufficiently good foundations to his power, having all the Romagna and the Duchy of Urbino; and the people now beginning to appreciate their prosperity, he gained them all over to himself.

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The worthy captain, however, succeeded in carrying through his benevolent mediation. The chiefs met; the amicable pipe was smoked, the hatchet buried, and peace formally proclaimed.

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Here I was, thirsting for the wild life of adventure, and the only way for me to win to it was through John Barleycorn's mediation. It was the way of the men who lived the life.

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She had some faint hopes that his mediation might save Charles, but they were very slight.

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On the heading and essential points of our faith, there is but little difference among those classes of Christians who acknowledge the attributes of the Saviour, and depend on his mediation. But heresies have polluted every church, and schisms are the fruit of disputation.

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He waged fierce and bloody war against the Ottoes for many years, until peace was effected between them by the mediation of the whites.

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