Canada's prime minister will be hoping to play honest broker in the row between the United States and Japan.
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honest broker — ➔ broker1 * * * honest broker UK US noun [C] ► someone who speaks with both sides involved in an argument or disagreement, and tries to help them agree: »The business regulation team will draw up rules of engagement and act as an honest broker… … Financial and business terms
honest broker — noun count a person, group, or country that serves as a MEDIATOR to help other people reach an agreement … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
honest broker — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms honest broker : singular honest broker plural honest brokers a person, group, or country that serves as a mediator to help other people reach an agreement … English dictionary
honest broker — noun : a neutral mediator * * * ˌhonest ˈbroker noun a person or country that tries to get other people or countries to reach an agreement or to solve a problem, without getting involved with either side Word Origin: [honest broker] late 19th… … Useful english dictionary
honest broker — {n. phr.} A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle a dispute. * /Michael has been asked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument… … Dictionary of American idioms
honest broker — {n. phr.} A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle a dispute. * /Michael has been asked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument… … Dictionary of American idioms
honest\ broker — n. phr. A person hired or appointed to act as an agent in a legal, business, or political situation where impartial advice is needed in order to settle a dispute. Michael has been asked to act as an honest broker to settle the argument between… … Словарь американских идиом
honest broker — noun Date: circa 1884 a neutral mediator … New Collegiate Dictionary
honest broker — noun A person or party that is considered to be neutral and able to mediate between two parties … Wiktionary
honest broker — noun an impartial mediator … English new terms dictionary
