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Intermediation

The act of coming between; intervention; interposition.

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Intercession 76% connected

The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of…

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Intervention 76% connected

The act of intervening; interposition.

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Matchmaking 76% connected

The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.

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Arbitrate 74% connected

To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Arbitrate 74% connected

To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to arbitrate a disputed case.

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Mediation 92% connected

The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.

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Brotherhood noun · 85% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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Causal adjective · 85% connection

involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

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Labor union noun · 85% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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Minimal adjective · 85% connection

the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the servic…

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Minimum adjective · 85% connection

the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the servic…

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Minimum wage noun · 85% connection

the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law

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Trade union noun · 85% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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trades union noun · 85% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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Union noun · 85% connection

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

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Plea bargain noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Illation noun · 85% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Inference noun · 85% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Sick pay noun · 85% connection

wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave

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Deduction noun · 85% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Entailment noun · 85% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Implication noun · 85% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: coming, intervention, interposition.
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Casual adjective · 78% connection

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Clinical depression noun · 78% connection

a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

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clinical trial noun · 78% connection

A study that tests a treatment or healthcare approach in people.

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Combine verb · 78% connection

To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the in…

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Coming adjective · 78% connection

Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.

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Concerning noun · 78% connection

Concern; participation; interposition.

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Conglutinate verb · 78% connection

To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.

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control group noun · 78% connection

The group used as a baseline against which another group is compared.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: coming, intervention, interposition.
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Cost-effectiveness noun · 78% connection

How much useful outcome is achieved for the money or resources spent.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: coming, intervention, interposition.
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Depressive disorder noun · 78% connection

a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: coming, intervention, interposition.
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Direct-acting adjective · 78% connection

Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts.

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