Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.

    Vermittlung

    посре́дничествоposrédničestvo, медиа́цияmediácija

    a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.

    посре́дничествоposrédničestvo, медиа́цияmediácija

    медіаціяmediacija, посередництвоposerednyctvo

    the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

  3. (countable, uncountable)Heritage interpretation.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Her mediation put an end to our quarrel.

    ruЕё посредничество положило конец нашим раздорам. — Ooneykcall

    deIhre Vermittlung beendete unseren Zwist. — Yorwba

  2. There was a linguistic mediation between aborigines and immigrants.

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  3. The union has asked for the mediation of the government in the dispute.

  4. The intervention of a nation in a dispute between other powers is called mediation.

    deDie Vermittlung eines Staates in einem Streit zwischen anderen Mächten wird als Mediation bezeichnet. — Tamy

  5. The RAID negotiator specializes in mediation during high-stakes critical events.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement:
Русский
By meaning 1
negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party:

Origin

From Middle English mediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun from Middle French mediac

From Middle English mediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun from Middle French mediacion and its etymon Late Latin mediātiō, from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: mediations
Singularmediation
Pluralmediations

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement:intermediation

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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