honest broker
noun/ˌɒnɪst ˈbrəʊkə(r)/
/ˌɑːnɪst ˈbrəʊkər/
- 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 sideTopics Discussion and agreementc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: translating German ehrlicher Makler with reference to Bismarck, under whom Germany was united.
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