honest broker


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honest broker

n.
An unbiased mediator.
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hon′est bro′ker


n.
an impartial intermediary or arbitrator.
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honest broker

n (esp Pol) → Vermittler(in) m(f)
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He was the chief purveyor of the Legitimist armies, an honest broker of stores, and enjoyed a great reputation for cleverness.
'During the impasse at Scarborough Shoal with China in 2012, we were approached by the US, an honest broker for both China and the Philippines, to agree to a simultaneous withdrawal of ships from the shoal.
The peace plan is being developed by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, an Orthodox Jew whose close family ties to Netanyahu have heightened Palestinian suspicions over whether the US administration can serve as an honest broker.US officials have only revealed vague outlines of what the plan might propose, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has suggested it could break abruptly with precedent.
Tarawneh pointed to the recent US attempts to change the facts, noting that U.S President Donald Trump's call to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights reflects the US bias towards Israel and its withdrawal as an honest broker of the peace process," he added.
She has appointed lightweights to be Northern Ireland Secretary and her DUP pact means she is not seen as an honest broker.
The PS1billion bribe to Northern Ireland in return for 10 DUP votes was an utterly shameful exercise that undermined faith in the UK Government as an honest broker in the peace process.
Director of the Legal and Judicial Studies Centre Fatima Abdulaziz Bilal pointed out that the reality of the Qatari economy and the growing real estate sector require the presence of specialized real estate companies working to achieve balance in the real estate market and to be an honest broker in the sale or purchase operations, especially with the increase of the construction sector in the country.
"As a nonprofit entity funded from outside the industry, we can serve as an honest broker between the health care organizations in need of 21st century solutions hospitals, big pharma, insurers and the entrepreneurs who are developing tomorrow's innovations."
Pakistan just wants the World Bank to play its role as envisaged in the treaty but the lacklustre attitude of the Bank is raising questions about its credibility as an honest broker. Pakistan also has to blame itself as it failed to aggressively pursue the issue that is linked to its water security.
Trump's recognition of contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December outraged Palestinians, who said the United States could no longer serve as an honest broker in any peace process with Israel.
Abbas said during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Ramallah US Administration was no longer "an honest broker for the political process," when it decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city.