Meanings
plural mediations
- countableuncountableNegotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
Perfect unity takes the form of abolishing all institutions of social mediation, including representative democracy and the rule of law as an independent instrument for settling conflicts.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 420 - countableuncountableThe act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
- countableuncountableHeritage interpretation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmedius“middle”
- Late Latinmediātiō
- Middle Frenchmediacion
- Middle Englishmediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun
- Englishmediation
From Middle English mediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun from Middle French mediacion and its etymon Late Latin mediātiō, from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -ion.
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Bulgarian посре́дничество, посре́дничество
- посре́дничество (posrédničestvo)negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- посре́дничество (posrédničestvo)the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Chinese Mandarin 調解 /调解, 調解 /调解
- 調解 /调解 (tiáojiě)negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- 調解 /调解 (tiáojiě)the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Finnish välitys, sovittelu
- välitysnegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- sovittelunegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- välitysthe act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
- sovitteluthe act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
German Vermittlung
- Vermittlungnegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Indonesian mediasi
- mediasinegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Romanian mediere, mediere
- medierenegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- medierethe act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Russian посре́дничество, медиа́ция
- посре́дничество (posrédničestvo)negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- медиа́ция (mediácija)negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- посре́дничество (posrédničestvo)the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
- медиа́ция (mediácija)the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Spanish mediación
- mediaciónthe act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Swedish medling
- medlingnegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Tamil மத்தியஸ்தம்
- மத்தியஸ்தம் (mattiyastam)negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Turkish arabuluculuk
- arabuluculuknegotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
Ukrainian медіація, посередництво
- медіація (mediacija)the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
- посередництво (poserednyctvo)the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
mediation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediation
“mediation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mediation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediation.
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