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Mediation vs Negotiation - What's the difference?

mediation | negotiation |

As nouns the difference between mediation and negotiation

is that mediation is negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party while negotiation is the process of achieving agreement through discussion.

mediation

English

Noun

(wikipedia mediation) (en noun)
  • negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  • the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.

    • Derived terms

    * cybermediation * hypermediation * mediational

    Related terms

    * mediate * mediator * mid

    See also

    * arbitration

    negotiation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * negociation (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

    • Related terms

    * negotiable * negotiate * negotiator

    See also

    * arbitration

    External links

    * * * negotiation in The Negotiation Experts , 1996