- good offices
- noun plural Date: 1681 services as a mediator
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
good offices
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good offices — index patronage (power to appoint jobs) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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 * * * 1. influence, esp. with a person in a position of… … Useful english dictionary
good offices — /gʊd ˈɒfəsəz/ (say good ofuhsuhz) plural noun 1. well intentioned actions, especially in mediation. 2. influence especially with someone in power: *He wondered how many ball ups were averted by the good offices of men like him –david ireland,… …
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
good offices — good′ of′fices n. pl. 1) services rendered, esp. by someone in an influential position 2) services rendered by a mediator in a dispute … From formal English to slang
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
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