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intermediaries

NOUN

person who negotiates

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broker emissary go-between mediator negotiator

STRONG

agent channel connection cutout delegate entrepreneur fixer influence instrument intercessor intermediate medium organ vehicle

WEAK

interagent interceder middle person

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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The officials, along with local intermediaries who speak to the group, say its funding has been bolstered by fresh cash injections from the sale of intercepted fuel and by a recent ransom payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In any case, they didn’t give in; rather, they suspended the talks that they were having with Pakistani intermediaries.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

But Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei again denied any negotiations, saying the United States had sent only a request to talk via intermediaries, including Pakistan.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

And unlike many of the usual intermediaries in the Gulf it has not yet been pulled into the conflict.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Too much went to pay overhead—consultants, intermediaries, transportation companies, government fees—and not enough reached those in need.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French