mediation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement (noun.act)

hypernym	:	intercession, intervention,
definition	:	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	matchmaking,
definition	:	mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others (noun.act)

2. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	dialogue, negotiation, talks,
definition	:	a discussion intended to produce an agreement (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	arbitration,
definition	:	(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	conciliation,
definition	:	any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	umpirage,
definition	:	mediation by an umpire (noun.communication)

3. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement (noun.act)

derivation	:	arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate, arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate,
definition	:	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)

derivation	:	arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate, arbitrate, intercede, intermediate, liaise, mediate,
definition	:	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences (verb.communication)