Mediation - English meaning

noun

The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.

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Tayside regional council called for arbitration to settle the dispute

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The formal process of having an outside person, chosen by both sides to a disagreement, end the disagreement

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Both labor and management have agreed to arbitration.

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A process in which an independent person makes an official decision that ends a legal disagreement without the need for it to be solved in court

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Arbitration is often preferred by firms in business disputes., binding/mandatory arbitration, the t…

noun

The action of stopping someone being angry; placation.

Usage examples:

He held his hands up in a gesture of conciliation

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The action or process of ending a disagreement, often by discussion between the groups or people involved

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All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued., he prefers compromise and conciliat…

noun

The action of intervening on behalf of another.

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He only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king

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The act of using your influence to make someone in authority forgive someone else or save them from punishment

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Several political prisoners have been released through the intercession of amnesty international.

noun

The action of interposing someone or something.

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The interposition of members between tiers of management

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The act of putting something between two things, people, or groups, or into the middle of something

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The interposition of a u.n. peacekeeping force, the interposition of this word completely changes t…

noun

The action or process of intervening.

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A high degree of state intervention in the economy

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The act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation

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[ c ] the intervention by un troops prevented fighting from breaking out.

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Involvement in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse, or an occasion when this is done

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Intervention in sth any intervention in the currency markets has to be followed by a tightening of …

noun

Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.

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A worldwide ban is currently under negotiation

noun

The restoration of friendly relations.

Usage examples:

His reconciliation with your uncle

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The process of making two people or groups of people friendly again after they have argued seriously or fought and kept apart from each other, or a situation in which this happens

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The process of comparing different financial accounts, amounts, etc. in order to check that they add up to the same total or to explain any differences between them

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We haven't done a reconciliation yet.