mediation.

1. Intervention by an intermediary to help disputing parties communicate or reach an agreement.

2. The operation of an influence through an intermediate process or variable that connects it to an outcome.

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Words that belong together

• dispute mediation
• mediation between parties

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Mediation between the parties resumed after they agreed on the scope of the discussion.

Dispute mediation produced an agreement without requiring the intermediary to decide who was legally right.

Usage notes

Primary category: science / research / methodology. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: method specification, measurement critique, model interpretation, qualification. Disciplines: research methods, statistics, experimental design. Commonness: moderately common.