as in intermediaries
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes
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Recent Examples of middlemen
PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans.
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Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The big money was being made by middlemen and grocery-store owners.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The big money was being made by middlemen and grocery-store owners.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Middlemen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middlemen. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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