MEDIATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mediation mean? 

• MEDIATION (noun)
  The noun MEDIATION has 2 senses:

1. a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

2. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

  Familiarity information: MEDIATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEDIATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mediation" is a kind of...):

dialogue; negotiation; talks (a discussion intended to produce an agreement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mediation"):

arbitration ((law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management))

conciliation (any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration)

umpirage (mediation by an umpire)

Derivation:

mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

intermediation; mediation

Hypernyms ("mediation" is a kind of...):

intercession; intervention (the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mediation"):

matchmaking (mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others)

Derivation:

mediate (act between parties with a view to reconciling differences)

 Context examples 

This gene is involved in the mediation of protein-protein interactions that are essential for cell cycle regulation.

(MNAT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes Methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria type D protein, mitochondrial, plays a role in the mediation of vitamin B12 metabolism.

(MMADHC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes myeloperoxidase protein, plays a role in the mediation of hypohalous acid production.

(MPO wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes mesothelin protein, may play a role in the mediation of cellular adhesion.

(MSLN wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes mucin-16 protein, may play a role in the mediation of both cell adhesion and mucosal surface structural integrity.

(MUC16 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes melatonin receptor type 1B protein, is involved in the mediation of signal transduction.

(MTNR1B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes histone-lysine N-methyltransferase MLL5 protein, plays a role in the mediation of histone methylation and the regulation of both transcription and the cell cycle.

(MLL5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of serine/threonine phosphorylation.

(Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 13, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes Bcl-2-related protein A1, is involved in the down-regulation of apoptosis and mediation of the inflammatory response.

(BCL2A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of apoptosis.

(Bcl2 Antagonist of Cell Death, NCI Thesaurus)