Intermediary - English meaning

noun

A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.

Usage examples:

In the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent

noun

A person who acts for or represents another

Usage examples:

A travel agent, he is the agent for several of the highest paid players in baseball., a secret agen…

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A person who is paid to buy or sell products or provide a service for a company, but who is not a regular employee

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Following the recent insurance scam, legislation is being put in place to ensure all agents protect…

noun

A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter.

Usage examples:

The secretary of state is the final arbiter

noun

A person who acts as a judge in an argument or of a subject of interest

Usage examples:

Certain magazines are arbiters of fashion.

noun

Someone whose opinion has a lot of influence

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Arbiter of fashion/style/taste he rose from polite but humble beginnings to become an arbiter of ta…

noun

An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.

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The facts of the case are put to an independent arbitrator

noun

Someone who has been officially chosen to make a decision that ends a legal disagreement without it having to be solved in court

Usage examples:

An arbitrator is expected to issue a ruling by early july.

noun

A person who buys and sells goods or assets for others.

Usage examples:

The centralized lenders operate through brokers

verb

Arrange or negotiate (an agreement).

Usage examples:

Fighting continued despite attempts to broker a ceasefire

noun

A person who acts for or represents another in the buying and selling of shares in companies or protection against risk, or who arranges for the lending of money

Usage examples:

I told my broker to sell the stock., he brokered a deal to buy the company.

noun

A person who acts as a mediator between two disputing people or groups.

Usage examples:

He was seen as a conciliator, who would heal divisions in the party

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A person who helps two sides in a disagreement, for example employers and employees, to meet and talk about their different ideas in the hope of ending the disagreement

Usage examples:

She will need all her skills as a conciliator if agreement is to be reached in this dispute.

noun

Someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet

Usage examples:

When we act as a go-between for supplier and buyers, we help them develop trading links.

noun

A person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer.

Usage examples:

They rejected the notion that an intercessor was needed to appeal to god

noun

Communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.

Usage examples:

The head porter works in close liaison with the reception office

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Communication between groups and the useful relationship that this creates, or a person who does the communicating between the groups

Usage examples:

[ u ] there is an unfortunate lack of liaison between the departments.

noun

A person serving as a connection between groups of people.

Usage examples:

He was their linkman with the local drug community

noun

A person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between.

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The government appointed a mediator to assist in finding a resolution to the dispute

noun

A person who tries to end a disagreement by helping the two sides to talk about and agree on a solution

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Lawyers acting for the companies held another meeting with mediators this week., a federal/independ…

noun

A person who buys goods from producers and sells them to retailers or consumers.

Usage examples:

We maintain value for money by cutting out the middleman and selling direct

noun

A person who buys goods from the person who makes or grows them and makes a profit by selling them to a store or a user

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A person or company that buys goods from the company that has produced them and makes a profit by selling them to a store or a user

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You can lower the price if you cut out the middleman and buy directly from the factory., generally,…

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A person who conducts negotiations.

Usage examples:

Us trade negotiators

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Someone whose job is to try to help two groups who disagree with each other to reach an agreement

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A person who has formal discussions with someone else in order to reach an agreement, or a person whose job is to do this

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A chief/lead/top negotiator he is the chief negotiator for the union., budget/trade negotiator the …

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A person who brings about peace, especially by reconciling adversaries.

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In recent years, groups of children have taken on the roles of peacemakers in bringing forward pers…

noun

A person who tries to influence people, organizations, or countries to stop fighting or arguing