Vocabulary
Intermediary
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a person who acts as a link between people in order to try and bring about an agreement; a mediator.
Urdu meaning
درمیانی، وسطی، مصالحت کرنے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Playing an unprecedented role as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington, Pakistan`s top military and civilian leadership helped to bring about a ceasefire in a war that was on the brink of entering its most dangerous phase.
Dawn Editorials —
High-stakes diplomacy
— 2026-04-13
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That President Trump and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir spoke on the phone before Islamabad`s public offer underlined Pakistan`s emergence as the key intermediary.But there was no indication from Tehran that talks were imminent.
Dawn Editorials —
Talk or escalate?
— 2026-03-30
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Messages exchanged through an intermediary allow both sides to test the seriousness of the other and scope out future engagement but cannot be deemed negotiations.
Dawn Editorials —
Talk or escalate?
— 2026-03-30
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And in the midst of this high geopolitical drama, Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary, along with Egypt and Turkiye, as it maintains contacts with both the US and Iran.
Dawn Editorials —
Diplomatic off-ramp
— 2026-03-25
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It was provided to the paper by an intermediary known as Cremieux on Substack who, it emerged, is the social media alias of Jordan Lasker, a white supremacist.
Dawn Editorials —
Another rat race
— 2025-07-13
Synonyms
mediator, negotiator, go-between, intervenor, intercessor, interceder, arbiter, arbitrator,
Antonyms
outer, peripheral
Curator example
“negotiations took place through an intermediary”
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