MEDIATION

mediation, intermediation

(noun) the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

mediation

(noun) a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mediation (countable and uncountable, plural mediations)

Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.

The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.

Source: Wiktionary

Me`di*a"tion, n. Etym: [OE. mediacioun, F. médiation. See Mediate, a.]

1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions. South.

2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition