Mediator
noun
A person who helps two or more people or groups to solve their disagreements.
The company hired a mediator to help with negotiations between the workers and their employers.
Often appears as...
- act as a mediator
- independent mediator
noun
A substance that makes a certain reaction or process possible or speeds it up, especially in the body.
Insulin is a mediator in the process of converting sugar into energy in our bodies.
Often appears as...
- inflammatory mediators
- biological mediators
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Technical
noun
In Christian belief, Jesus Christ as the one who brings people and God closer together.
In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is often referred to as the mediator between God and humanity.
Often appears as...
- divine mediator
- jesus the mediator
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Religious
noun
A person who helps two or more people or groups to solve their disagreements.
The company hired a mediator to help with negotiations between the workers and their employers.
Often appears as...
- act as a mediator
- independent mediator
noun
A substance that makes a certain reaction or process possible or speeds it up, especially in the body.
Insulin is a mediator in the process of converting sugar into energy in our bodies.
Often appears as...
- inflammatory mediators
- biological mediators
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In Christian belief, Jesus Christ as the one who brings people and God closer together.
In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is often referred to as the mediator between God and humanity.
Often appears as...
- divine mediator
- jesus the mediator
Usage tips
Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
A mediator in arguments helps people find common ground without taking sides.
When we couldn't agree, our friend acted as a mediator.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Party
In negotiation, a mediator must be unbiased and impartial to everyone involved.
The mediator listened to both parties without showing favoritism.
Pro Tip 3/3Voluntary Process
Mediation is usually optional, allowing conflicted parties to choose cooperation.
Both teams willingly met with the mediator to resolve the issue.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
A mediator in arguments helps people find common ground without taking sides.
When we couldn't agree, our friend acted as a mediator.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Party
In negotiation, a mediator must be unbiased and impartial to everyone involved.
The mediator listened to both parties without showing favoritism.
Pro Tip 3/3Voluntary Process
Mediation is usually optional, allowing conflicted parties to choose cooperation.
Both teams willingly met with the mediator to resolve the issue.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Resolution
A mediator in arguments helps people find common ground without taking sides.
When we couldn't agree, our friend acted as a mediator.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Party
In negotiation, a mediator must be unbiased and impartial to everyone involved.
The mediator listened to both parties without showing favoritism.
Pro Tip 3/3Voluntary Process
Mediation is usually optional, allowing conflicted parties to choose cooperation.
Both teams willingly met with the mediator to resolve the issue.
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Jason Silva on the...
you see females in some culture is acting very different than females and other cultures and the same with men a lot of the qualities that make women women can be extended and amplified by technologies and a lot of quality that make man men can also be extended and amplified by technologies but these technologies might also serve as mediators that help men and women come
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Sahaj Kaur Kohli: Why...
may help take care of younger siblings, so caretaking, and we know that immigrating and immigration can lead to a lot of family and generational conflict, as everyone in the family is navigating their own acculturation journey, creating a sense of belonging in the host country. So a lot of children of immigrants are often mediators
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Andrew Fitzgerald:...
in relatively short order. There was no mediator between him and the audience. It was just him directly connected with his audience and building on the feedback and enthusiasm that they were giving him. So this whole project was an experiment. It started with the one short story, and I think the experimentation actually became
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New experiments in...
I think I can make a guess now -- education is self-organizing system, where learning is an emergent phenomenon. It'll take a few years to prove it, experimentally, but I'm going to try. But in the meanwhile, there is a method available. One billion children, we need 100 million mediators --
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Sugata Mitra: Build a...
to tap into their wonder and their ability to work together. Help me build this school. It will be called the School in the Cloud. It will be a school where children go on these intellectual adventures driven by the big questions which their mediators put in. The way I want to do this
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Why can't we talk about...
Well, you stop a nose bleed by pinching it, if you cut your leg, you put pressure on it. We stop bleeding with pressure. When we menstruate, the lining of the uterus releases substances that are made into chemicals called prostaglandins and other inflammatory mediators.
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How understanding...
So this marriage mediator, if they had talked to them before all of this happened, that person would have asked, "What do you want to keep separate and what do you want to keep together? And how does that choice actually support the security of the marriage?
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In praise of conflict PIPE...
people who are vulnerable, disempowered, people whom we have an obligation to protect. Now, you might be somewhat skeptical of a lawyer arguing about the benefits of conflict and creating problems for compromise, but I did also qualify as a mediator,
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The Virgin Mary - How Do...
as a mediator to all different cultures and that's why I like being a photographer because I feel that I can relate to everybody and to know that this particular subject enables people to be closer is something so beautiful
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The Fall of Angkor PIPE...
the kings of the Khmer were believed to be the links between heaven and earth mediators between the gods and mankind
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Jason Silva on the...
you see females in some culture is acting very different than females and other cultures and the same with men a lot of the qualities that make women women can be extended and amplified by technologies and a lot of quality that make man men can also be extended and amplified by technologies but these technologies might also serve as mediators that help men and women come
Video examples
Sahaj Kaur Kohli: Why...
may help take care of younger siblings, so caretaking, and we know that immigrating and immigration can lead to a lot of family and generational conflict, as everyone in the family is navigating their own acculturation journey, creating a sense of belonging in the host country. So a lot of children of immigrants are often mediators
Video examples
Andrew Fitzgerald:...
in relatively short order. There was no mediator between him and the audience. It was just him directly connected with his audience and building on the feedback and enthusiasm that they were giving him. So this whole project was an experiment. It started with the one short story, and I think the experimentation actually became
Video examples
New experiments in...
I think I can make a guess now -- education is self-organizing system, where learning is an emergent phenomenon. It'll take a few years to prove it, experimentally, but I'm going to try. But in the meanwhile, there is a method available. One billion children, we need 100 million mediators --
Video examples
Sugata Mitra: Build a...
to tap into their wonder and their ability to work together. Help me build this school. It will be called the School in the Cloud. It will be a school where children go on these intellectual adventures driven by the big questions which their mediators put in. The way I want to do this
Video examples
Why can't we talk about...
Well, you stop a nose bleed by pinching it, if you cut your leg, you put pressure on it. We stop bleeding with pressure. When we menstruate, the lining of the uterus releases substances that are made into chemicals called prostaglandins and other inflammatory mediators.
Video examples
How understanding...
So this marriage mediator, if they had talked to them before all of this happened, that person would have asked, "What do you want to keep separate and what do you want to keep together? And how does that choice actually support the security of the marriage?
Video examples
In praise of conflict PIPE...
people who are vulnerable, disempowered, people whom we have an obligation to protect. Now, you might be somewhat skeptical of a lawyer arguing about the benefits of conflict and creating problems for compromise, but I did also qualify as a mediator,
Video examples
The Virgin Mary - How Do...
as a mediator to all different cultures and that's why I like being a photographer because I feel that I can relate to everybody and to know that this particular subject enables people to be closer is something so beautiful
Video examples
The Fall of Angkor PIPE...
the kings of the Khmer were believed to be the links between heaven and earth mediators between the gods and mankind
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
You don't divorce simply because your spouse has a number of qualities you dislike and on occasions makes your life uncomfortable. If you are reasonable, you view divorce as a measure of last resort. There are many steps you can take in the meantime. You might even call in a trained mediator.
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Martti Ahtisaari
Finnish Politician
The task of the mediator is to help the parties to open difficult issues and nudge them forward in the peace process. The mediator's role combines those of a ship's pilot, consulting medical doctor, midwife and teacher.
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Douglas Brinkley
American Author
Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't like to have enemies around him.
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Zayn Malik
English Musician
I'd call myself the mediator. I kind of just float around and do my own thing. I'm kind of chilled out, laid back.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
German Composer
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
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Robert Trujillo
American Musician
I feel like I've always been a great mediator.
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Joan Blades
American Businesswoman
I'm a mediator by training and inclination.
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Travis Kelce
American Football Player
Am I a peer mediator? Not a chance.
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Jacques Derrida
French Philosopher
We are all mediators, translators.
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Jennifer Aniston
American Actress
I was always the mediator.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
You don't divorce simply because your spouse has a number of qualities you dislike and on occasions makes your life uncomfortable. If you are reasonable, you view divorce as a measure of last resort. There are many steps you can take in the meantime. You might even call in a trained mediator.
Quote examples
Martti Ahtisaari
Finnish Politician
The task of the mediator is to help the parties to open difficult issues and nudge them forward in the peace process. The mediator's role combines those of a ship's pilot, consulting medical doctor, midwife and teacher.
Quote examples
Douglas Brinkley
American Author
Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't like to have enemies around him.
Quote examples
Zayn Malik
English Musician
I'd call myself the mediator. I kind of just float around and do my own thing. I'm kind of chilled out, laid back.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
German Composer
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
Quote examples
Robert Trujillo
American Musician
I feel like I've always been a great mediator.
Quote examples
Joan Blades
American Businesswoman
I'm a mediator by training and inclination.
Quote examples
Travis Kelce
American Football Player
Am I a peer mediator? Not a chance.
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Jacques Derrida
French Philosopher
We are all mediators, translators.
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Jennifer Aniston
American Actress
I was always the mediator.
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