intervener

Examples

• All

• Still, military interventions will sometimes deserve our support, without regard to who the interveners are, so long as they meet the two-in-one criteria.

  Academic text (2011)

• By actively fighting on behalf of a client, an intervener directly alters the balance of capabilities in favor of the side it supports.

  Academic text (2002)

• The use of force by an intervener is a critical aspect of the strategy.

  Academic text (2002)

• If the intervener uses force, it will shorten the expected length of a conflict.

  Academic text (2002)

• The addition of gentle but firm "interveners" has proven effective in settling situations for the short term.

  Academic text (2001)

• When focusing on the strategy adopted by an intervener, a conflict with a late intervention is less likely to end than a conflict with an early intervention.

  Academic text (2002)

• The role of a farmer, in Fukuoka's mind, is an observer, not an intervener, of the natural order in his/her particular landscape.

  Blog text (9)

• In other cases, as happens in many PPPs for water system construction, these disastrous side effects leave interveners unclear about where they went wrong.

  Academic text (2008)

• The unwillingness of users to participate in irrigation development and management is often explained by interveners as farmers' lack of long-term objectives, backwardness, or desire to stick to tradition.

  Academic text (2008)

• The intervener facilitated a peaceful dialogue between the opposing parties to resolve the conflict.

Synonyms

M

mediator

vsintervener

45 4.0

A person who helps two people or groups reach an agreement without taking sides

is more general and can include influence beyond facilitating agreement

I

intercessor

vsintervener

2 8.8

A person who helps two people or groups agree

acts generally to resolve or influence conflicts, not only for others

I

interventionist

vsintervener

2 7.6

A person who gets involved to help change or improve a situation

is broader, involving parties or countries to resolve or influence outcomes

I

intervenor

vsintervener

• Formal

1 9.5

A person or group who joins a court case to protect an interest

is the general term for involvement across situations beyond legal cases

I

intermediator

vsintervener

1 7.7

A person who helps two sides talk and reach an agreement

is broader, covering direct involvement in disputes beyond linking parties

I

interposer

vsintervener

8.4

A person who helps two sides in a dispute to find a solution

tends to involve groups or states to resolve or influence outcomes

How Involved

principal

481 3.6

intervener

• UK

1 6.0

mediator

45 4.0

participant

295 2.4

observer

305 2.8

bystander

84 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology