honest broker

noun

: a neutral mediator

Examples of honest broker in a Sentence

after all the bad blood on both sides, we need to find someone who hasn't been influenced and can act as an honest broker
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
And if the Republicans are willing to come to the table and be an honest broker, then yeah, because a government shutdown at the end of the day doesn't benefit anybody except President Trump. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 No matter how much Lukashenko may have wanted to seem like an honest broker, the sum of his messaging to all of Trump’s envoys, and to me, amounted to a lot of hype about the dangers of playing tough with Putin. Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 Their principled positions on the U.S.-Israeli strikes lend credibility to their roles as honest brokers. Hasan T. Alhasan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025 The have had to manage the balance between seeking to influence the president and remaining an honest broker. Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for honest broker

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honest broker was in 1878

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Honest broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honest%20broker. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!