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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settler of a dispute |
| Synonyms: | adjudicator, arbiter, fixer, go-between, holdout, judge, maven, mediator, middleperson, referee, umpire |
| Notes: | an arbitrator is appointed; an arbiter has no such authority but his/her opinion is valued arbitrators make a decision/judgment but mediators do not |
| Main Entry: | go-between |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person acting as an agent |
| Synonyms: | arbitrator, attorney, broker, dealer, delegate, deputy, emissary, entrepreneur, envoy, factor, interagent, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator, liaison, marriage broker, matchmaker, mediator, medium, messenger, negotiator, proxy, referee, representative |
| Main Entry: | mediator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who negotiates agreement |
| Synonyms: | advocate, arbiter, arbitrator, broker, conciliator, fixer, go-between, interagent, interceder, intermediary, intermediator, judge, medium, middle person, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, ref, referee, rent-a-judge, troubleshooter, umpire |
| Notes: | arbitrators make a decision/judgment but mediators do not |
| Antonyms: | arguer, fighter |
| Main Entry: | negotiator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who bargains, controls discussion |
| Synonyms: | adjudicator, ambassador, arbitrator, broker, delegate, diplomat, fixer, go-between, interagent, intermediary, intermedium, judge, mediator, middleperson, moderator |
| Main Entry: | peacemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who settles problem |
| Synonyms: | appeaser, arbitrator, conciliator, diplomat, make-peace, mediator, negotiator, pacificator, pacifier, pacifist, peacekeeper, peacemonger, placater, statesperson |
| Antonyms: | agitator, instigator |
| Main Entry: | referee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who mediates, judges |
| Synonyms: | adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrator, conciliator, judge, ref, umpire |
| Notes: | referee originally referred to a person appointed by the British Parliament to examine patent applications (1621) and was formed from English refer and -ee. The sense of 'an arbitrator or person to whom a dispute is referred' was first recorded in 1690; by 1840 the word acquired the further sense of 'the judge of play in games and sports.' Baseball, boxing, and cricket have umpires; basketball, hockey, rugby, and football have referees - and American football has both. |
| Main Entry: | umpire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who settles dispute |
| Synonyms: | adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrator, assessor, compromiser, inspector, judge, justice, mediator, moderator, negotiator, peacemaker, proprietor, ref, referee, settler, ump |
| Notes: | referee originally referred to a person appointed by the British Parliament to examine patent applications (1621) and was formed from English refer and -ee. The sense of 'an arbitrator or person to whom a dispute is referred' was first recorded in 1690; by 1840 the word acquired the further sense of 'the judge of play in games and sports.' Baseball, boxing, and cricket have umpires; basketball, hockey, rugby, and football have referees - and American football has both. |
| Main Entry: | intercessor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mediator |
| Synonyms: | arbitrator, judge, negotiator |
| Main Entry: | third party |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group other than principals |
| Synonyms: | arbiter, arbitrator, mediator, minor party, third force, unbiased observer |
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