Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who acts as an intermediary or messenger between two sides.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who passes from one to another of different persons or parties as an agent or assistant in negotiation or intrigue; one who serves another or others as an intermediary.
- noun A servant who assists in the duties of two positions. See the extract.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A negotiator who acts as a link between parties; an intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; -- sometimes in a disparaging sense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
intermediary ormiddleman .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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Examples
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All this he said in the High, except for the word go-between: kynamolgos.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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All this he said in the High, except for the word go-between: kynamolgos.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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All this he said in the High, except for the word go-between: kynamolgos.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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She will be a priceless go-between for Obama to Congress in the hard battles that he will continue to face to get his agenda passed.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Obama-Hillary Is the Winning Ticket in 2012 Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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She will be a priceless go-between for Obama to Congress in the hard battles that he will continue to face to get his agenda passed.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Obama-Hillary Is the Winning Ticket in 2012 Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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The three play different aspects of the Chevalier d'Éon, as well as two kings, a queen, doctors, narrators, a political go-between, a rival swordsman and a horse.
A Life in Multiple Roles: Lepage's Enigmatic Dance David Littlejohn 2011
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She will be a priceless go-between for Obama to Congress in the hard battles that he will continue to face to get his agenda passed.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Obama-Hillary Is the Winning Ticket in 2012 Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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The report alleges that Senator Tom Coburn knew of the affair and acted as a go-between as Ensign and Doug Hampton negotiated the terms of the ... um ... "severance".
HUFFPOST HILL - We Hope You Don't Have An Aunt Named 'Judy' Eliot Nelson 2011
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According to Schlumberger documents reviewed by the Journal, in 2002, Yemen's Petroleum Exploration and Production Authority, before signing off on the project, urged the company to hire a firm called Zonic Invest Ltd. as a go-between.
Oil-Field Giant in Bribery Probe Dionne Searcey 2010
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One institution stands out as perfectly placed to act as go-between amid all these vested interests: CLS Bank, the industry utility that steps in after trades are executed, wherever that might be, and handles the dull but crucial task of ensuring all sides of currency deals get paid.
Necessary and neutral Katie Martin 2010
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