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

Zoroaster's doctrine agreed in every respect with Plato's; for besides Oomazes, the good, and Arimanius, the evil principle, he taught that there was a third, or mediatory one, called Mithras.

From The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham by Brougham and Vaux, Henry Peter Brougham, Baron

We have immediately commenced the mediatory action in Vienna in the sense desired by Sir Edward Grey.

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

The conference which was held by the representatives of the Powers resulted in the Viennese mediatory note, by the terms of which the Sultan was to yield to the Czar, with certain restrictions.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

But no magistrate, as a magistrate, is subordinate properly to Christ's mediatory kingdom.

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