mediation
action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
International Law. an attempt to effect a peaceful settlement between disputing nations through the friendly good offices of another power.
Origin of mediation
1synonym study For mediation
Other words from mediation
- non·me·di·a·tion, noun
- sub·me·di·a·tion, noun
Words that may be confused with mediation
- arbitration, mediation (see synonym study at the current entry)
Words Nearby mediation
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How to use mediation in a sentence
The commission could bring a case on her behalf against Golf Channel, take the case to mediation or dismiss it and give her a right-to-sue letter.
At Golf Channel, women say, sexism fuels a ‘boys’ club’ culture | Ben Strauss | March 4, 2021 | Washington PostIf a deal can’t be reached, the law calls for mediation to determine how much the platforms must pay publishers.
The news organizations then filed an appeal in February and entered into mediation with the state.
Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica | February 23, 2021 | ProPublicaPaoletta said they have even witnessed family mediations via the team’s handwritten letters.
Not getting any travel postcards? A project in Mali delivers delight — and a lifeline. | Bailey Berg | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostLandlords can choose to work with residents outside of court or use mediation services, such as the Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Center, according to local tenant advocate attorneys, but state law does not require them to do so.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right. | by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica | August 25, 2020 | ProPublica
Late last year, she started to meet with the foster parents for monthly mediation sessions.
For pages on end it is a compelling mediation on belief, betrayal, and grief.
The U.S. could play a crucial role here in dispatching issue experts and other support to whatever mediation effort unfolds.
Preventing South Sudan’s Civil War | John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTISIS provides social services such as conflict mediation as well.
Why, given the history of U.S. mediation, should anyone be anything but skeptical and cynical of the “peace process?”
In what way does assimilation involve the mediation of individual differences?
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. ParkHowever, Moses' mediation consisted only in changing the tone of the Law to make it more tolerable to the people.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians | Martin LutherThere is a confused rumor here of a mediation of Russia and Holland, but I am persuaded without foundation.
At the last moment, diplomatic mediation on the part of England and France succeeded in averting war.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonA good choice—seconds not given to mediation, will attempt no friendly settlement on the ground.'
The conquest of Rome | Matilde Serao
British Dictionary definitions for mediation
/ (ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən) /
the act of mediating; intercession
international law an attempt to reconcile disputed matters arising between states, esp by the friendly intervention of a neutral power
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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Cultural definitions for mediation
The attempt to settle a dispute through a neutral party.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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