mediatory

American  

[mee-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmi di əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. pertaining to mediation.

2. having the function of mediating.

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Usage

What does mediatory mean? Mediatory is used to describe things that involve mediation—the process in which an intermediary or go-between helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups. A person who acts as an intermediary or go-between in this way can be called a mediator. Mediation 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 mediatory 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 mediatory role to smooth things over between my sisters.

Etymology

Origin of mediatory

From the Late Latin word mediātōrius, dating back to 1610–20. See mediate, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

The White House is likely to be listening more closely to the mediatory efforts of Turkey and Israel, the two regional players to Syria’s north and south.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2018

Some mediatory, done by him as Mediator, Prophet, Priest, and King of his Church: e.g. inditing the Scripture, called therefore the word of Christ, Col. iii.

From The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London by

Nevertheless, we continued our mediatory action in Berlin, and indeed in a form which went to the limits permitted by our alliance.

From What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it by Smith, Thomas F. A.

In face of the hostilities between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, it is necessary that Great Britain should take instant mediatory action, and that the military measures undertaken by Austria against Serbia should be immediately suspended.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

The text of the communications, in which Germany claims to have exercised a mediatory and conciliatory influence with its ally, is still withheld.

From The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)