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mediatory
[mee-dee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
pertaining to mediation.
having the function of mediating.
Word History and Origins
Origin of mediatory1
Example Sentences
The White House is likely to be listening more closely to the mediatory efforts of Turkey and Israel, the two regional players to Syria’s north and south.
They were willing for a "mediatory" role by the army chief, but Gen Sharif backed out when the news of his involvement in talks was broken to the media by Mr Qadri.
Perhaps she was rehearsing mentally the mediatory conference she had undertaken.
To the general tone of this mediatory interference, neither Skimclean nor the laird offered any objection.
The text of the communications, in which Germany claims to have exercised a mediatory and conciliatory influence with its ally, is still withheld.
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When To Use
Mediatory is used to describe things that involve mediation—the process in which an intermediary or go-between helps to settle a dispute or create agreement when there is conflict between two or more people or groups.A person who acts as an intermediary or go-between in this way can be called a mediator. Mediation always involves a mediator acting as an impartial third party to guide the communication between the conflicting parties.Sometimes, mediation happens in an informal way. You might act in a mediatory capacity to help two friends settle an argument. But mediation and related terms are perhaps most commonly used in more specific ways in formal situations, such as mediation between a company and its striking employees or mediation between spouses who are getting divorced.Example: I tried to take a mediatory role to smooth things over between my sisters.
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