mediate vs arbitrate
Definitions
adjective
- being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
- acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
verb
- occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Examples
Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better.
He comes from nowhere to win this contest and immediately is able to grasp a lot of the intricacies of the moviemaking process.
I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
Definitions
verb
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
Examples
Firstly he legislated to restrict the Commission's power to arbitrate and, in doing so, its capacity to conciliate.
Ms. Montoya was appointed to the commission that arbitrates disputes between businesses and employees.
A committee will arbitrate between management and unions.
