: intervention between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation, settlement, or compromise
The town feud raged until April … when, with the mediation of William N. Byers the dispute was settled and the name of Denver selected for the settlement. Thomas A. Martin
specifically: a means of resolving disputes outside of the judicial system by voluntary participation in negotiations structured by agreement of the parties and usually conducted under the guidance and supervision of a trained intermediary
More couples are considering mediation—or using a mediator to help them reach a compromise—rather than hiring two lawyers who fight it out for their clients. Mary Rowland
b
: indirect conveyance or communication through an intermediary
Islam recognizes no ordination, no sacraments, no priestly mediation between the believer and God. Bernard Lewis
Like any of the other emporiums of the western ocean, Mogadishu had plenty of employment for the commercial brokers … who provided the crucial mediation between the arriving sea merchants and the local wholesalers. Ross E. Dunn
c
: transmission by an intermediate mechanism or agency
The critical role of the hippocampus in the mediation of normal memory processes has been highlighted by the observation that in human patients bilateral damage to the medial temporal lobe, including the hippocampus, produces an extensive and durable amnesia for new information. Raymond P. Kesner et al.
Recent Examples on the WebThe conflict had calmed in recent months amid slow-moving mediation efforts.Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022 Crawford said on the call that the two companies are going to mediation soon. Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Board president said there is no specific timeline to complete mediation with Superintendent Timothy Gadson, now on leave. Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 Ben & Jerry’s is seeking a fresh court hearing to block Unilever PLC’s UL 0.49%▲ sale of the ice-cream maker’s Israeli unit after mediation talks between the brand and its parent company failed. Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 The National Mediation Board, an independent federal agency tasked with facilitating labor negotiations, this year cut off negotiations between employers and unions after only two months (mediation ... Dominic Pino, National Review, 28 July 2022 The settlement was reached ahead of a mediation deadline. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022 The two sides were set to begin mediation of the dispute on Thursday. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 July 2022 Brin and Shanahan are currently in divorce mediation, with Shanahan reportedly seeking more than $1 billion. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEDIATION | MEDIATION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤international, UN, etc.國際、聯合國等的斡旋➤multiparty多方斡旋➤divorce離婚調解VERB + MEDIATION➤accept接受調解◇Unless management accepts mediation, the strike will never be resolved.除非資方接受調解,否則罷工不會停止。MEDIATION + NOUN➤efforts, process調解努力/過程PREPOSITION➤through sb's mediation通過某人的調解◇The conflict ended through the mediation of the United Nations.這次衝突通過聯合國的調解平息了。➤under sb's mediation在某人的調解下◇under international mediation在國際社會的斡旋下➤mediation between, mediation by在⋯之間的斡旋;由⋯進行的調解◇mediation by the prime minister between the two sides首相在兩方之間進行的調解