good offices

good offices
noun plural
: services as a mediator especially between belligerent or disputing states

Soviet good offices for the repatriation of British civilian internees in North Korea — New York Times

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1. influence, esp. with a person in a position of power: He got the job through the good offices of his uncle.
2. services rendered by a mediator in a dispute.
[1900-05]

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good offices plural noun
1. Mediation
2. Influence, agency
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Main Entry: ↑good

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good offices,
the services of a mediator in a dispute: »

He has offered his “good offices” to the parties and already has been in touch with both sides (Wall Street Journal).

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good offices
formal : help from someone who has power or authority

I got the interview through the good offices of a former classmate.

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Main Entry: ↑office

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • good offices — 1. influence, esp. with a person in a position of power: He got the job through the good offices of his uncle. 2. services rendered by a mediator in a dispute. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

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  • good offices — noun plural Date: 1681 services as a mediator …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • good offices — noun The beneficial services and acts of a third party; especially when used to mediate between people in a dispute …   Wiktionary

  • good offices — assistance, mediation in a dispute …   English contemporary dictionary

  • good offices — Mediation, intervention, assistance, aid, help …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan — UNGOMAP Einsatzgebiet: Afghanistan, Pakistan Deutsche Bezeichnung: Mission der guten Dienste der Vereinten Nationen in Afghanistan und Pakistan Englische Bezeichnun …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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