mediation
/ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/US/ˌmidiˈeɪʃən/
mediation noun: negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
Noun
mediation (countable and uncountable, plural mediations)
- Negotiation 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...
- The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
- Heritage interpretation.
mediation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mediation in Hindi
- मध्यस्थता
mediation in Tamil
- negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
- மத்தியஸ்தம் mattiyastam
mediation in Marathi
- मध्यस्थी
mediation in Urdu
- بیچ بچاؤ, ثالثی, توسط, طفیل, وسیلہ
More languagesFewer languages
- mediation in Bengali
- শালিশ śaliś
- mediation in Telugu
- మధ్యవర్తిత్వము madhyavartitvamu, మధ్యస్థము madhyasthamu
- mediation in Malayalam
- മധ്യസ്ഥത madhyasthata
- mediation in Kannada
- ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆ
- mediation in Punjabi
- ਵਿਚੋਲਗੀ
- mediation in Gujarati
- મધ્યસ્થી, મધ્યસ્થતા
- mediation in Odia
- ମଧ୍ଯ଼ସ୍ଥତା, ମଧ୍ଯ଼ସ୍ତତା
- mediation in Nepali
- मध्यस्थता
- mediation in Indonesian
- mediasi
Examples of mediation in a sentence
- In native title matters, there is a lot of talk about litigation, mediation, negotiation and questions about whitefeller law.
- Actually, progression of periodontitis interdepends on various diseases with mediation mainly by osteoimmune responses.
- Essjay is serving a second term as chair of the mediation committee.
Forms of mediation
| plural | mediations |
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Origin of mediation
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.
Words formed from mediation
- cybermediation
- hypermediation
- mediational
- telemediation
- transmediation
Words that rhyme with mediation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about mediation
- What does mediation mean?
- Mediation means negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
- What is mediation in Hindi?
- Mediation in Hindi is मध्यस्थता. See Mediation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mediation?
- Mediation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mediation?
- Mediation is pronounced /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mediation?
- The plural of mediation is mediations.
Words near mediation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mediation (page history and authors); mediation (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mediation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mediation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); শালিশ (Bengali) (page history and authors); మధ్యవర్తిత్వము (Telugu) (page history and authors); മധ്യസ്ഥത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); mediation (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mediation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mediation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mediation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mediation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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