mediatorial
Americanadjective
Usage
What does mediatorial mean? Mediatorial means involving, relating to, or resembling a mediator—a person who mediates or helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups by acting as an intermediary or go-between for those parties. This process is called mediation, and it always involves a mediator acting as an impartial third party to guide the communication between the conflicting parties. Sometimes, mediation happens in an informal way. You might act in a mediatorial capacity to help two friends settle an argument. But mediation and related terms are perhaps most commonly used in more specific ways in formal situations, such as mediation between a company and its striking employees or mediation between spouses who are getting divorced. Example: I tried to take a mediatorial role to smooth things over between my sisters.
Etymology
Origin of mediatorial
Example Sentences
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Fain would I use my gift of tact And take a mediatorial line, But shrewdly recognise the fact That this is no affair of mine.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 by Sir Owen Seaman
When the Son of God ascended after his mediatorial work on earth was complete, all power was given to him in heaven and on earth.
From The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
Here the mediatorial aspect corroborates Mr. Manning's information.**
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
In his mediatorial character he possesses, in an extensive sense, universal empire.
From War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ by David Low Dodge
Paris, April 11th, 1783,223 Change in the British Ministry.—Russia and Austria are invited to send mediatorial plenipotentiaries to assist at the definitive treaties.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Jared Sparks
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