'Mediation' definitions:
Definition of 'mediation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
noun
The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement [syn: mediation, intermediation]
Definition of 'Mediation'
From: GCIDE
- Mediation \Me`di*a"tion\, n. [OE. mediacioun, F. m['e]diation. See Mediate, a.]
- 1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. [1913 Webster]
- The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'mediation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agency,
- appeasement,
- calming,
- conciliation,
- detente,
- device,
- dulcification,
- easing of relations,
- expedient,
- going between,
- instrumentality,
- intermediation,
- machinery,
- mechanism,
- mollification,
- pacification,
- peace-keeping force,
- peacemaking,
- peacemongering,
- placability,
- placation,
- propitiation,
- recourse,
- relaxation of tension,
- resort,
- service,
- soothing,
- tranquilization,
- United Nations troops