mediate
verb
uk/ˈmiːdieɪt/ us [ I or T ]
to help two sides in a disagreement, for example employers and employees, to talk about a solution for ending it:
Senior government officials backed down on threats to halt oil production when the US offered to mediate in the dispute.
The US offered to mediate in the dispute.
mediate between sb/sth An independent adjudicator attempted to mediate between the two parties, but failed.
mediate a dispute/conflict House Bill 377 calls for a third party to help mediate any dispute.
be mediated by sb/sth Negotiations were mediated by the United Nations and the African Union.
[ T ]
to try to end a disagreement by helping the two sides to talk about and agree on a solution:
mediate an end to a crisis/dispute/strike Over the past few days, efforts have continued to mediate an end to the strike.
mediate a solution/settlement/compromise We are currently trying to mediate a solution to save the health-insurance program.
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