as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
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
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Recent Examples of honest broker
Often better equipped to pilot new programs, and better positioned to play honest broker on thorny issues, small countries are sometimes well positioned to lead multilateral efforts with more powerful nations.
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Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2021
Senate Republicans expressed doubt Wednesday that Russia would back the ceasefire and warned that Putin was not an honest broker.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker Last year’s fires destroyed twice the amount of land burned during the previous record year of 1989.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker Mr. Cardini was not inclined to vary his recipe.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2021
Senate Republicans expressed doubt Wednesday that Russia would back the ceasefire and warned that Putin was not an honest broker.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker Last year’s fires destroyed twice the amount of land burned during the previous record year of 1989.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Recommended The Monitor's View Hungary as honest broker Mr. Cardini was not inclined to vary his recipe.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honest broker
Noun
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In an effort to keep negotiations from collapsing, Mr. Witkoff and Oman, which is acting as a mediator, are discussing creative options.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The announcement comes as Iran and the U.S. prepare for a fifth round of talks in Rome, with Oman once again serving as mediator.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Both are involved in South Florida real estate — Barreto is a Coral Gables developer and Pino is a Doral real estate broker.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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In addition to the returns of Luther, Benji, and Ilsa, Vanessa Kirby makes her debut as arms broker Alanna Mitsopolis, a.k.a.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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After winning his first MVP award in 2015, Stephen Curry became the face of the Golden State Warriors franchise and one of the league’s ambassadors.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Speaking to reporters, Israel's ambassador to the U.S.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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Maduro’s use of intermediaries makes finding evidence difficult, and some intelligence sources may be biased, hoping their cooperation will bolster asylum claims.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Memos authored by House Republicans and Democrats, which have been declassified, showed that information about Papadopoulos’ contacts with Russian intermediaries triggered the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation in July 2016 of potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Parker Hall The Best Wi-Fi Routers Don’t suffer the buffer.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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Add tax at [your country’s tax rate] and a buffer of [add percentage buffer depending on your risk tolerance].—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Elite’s chief student development officer and compliance liaison both live in Texas, its compliance coordinator lives in Utah, its creative music coordinator lives in Washington state and its home-school director lives in Michigan.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Outside of policy changes, the liaison would suggest promotional, mentorship and developmental opportunities that the city can present to new bars and restaurants.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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In addition to the usual five tools, Crow-Armstrong can also play peacemaker.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Of the two species, however, dogs were the ones found to play peacemaker more often.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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That rain saw both Norris and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri slide off the circuit, but Norris was able to regain control of his car and immediately duck into the pits to swap his slicks for intermediates.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Norris kept out of the wall and made it into the pits for intermediates, but Piastri got stuck in the grass at the final chicane and tumbled out of the points as a result.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Honest broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honest%20broker. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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