a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties, A concerted effort or campaign to combat or put an end to something considered injurious, A state of active opposition, hostility, or contest_ as, to be at war (that is, engaged in active hostilities), adjective_ obsolete Ware; aware, intransitive verb_ To wage or carry on warfare, To be in a state of hostility or rivalry; contend, To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence, transitive verb_ rare To make war upon; to fight, rare To carry on, as a contest; to wage

A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit, A combination of parishes for joint administration of relief for the poor in Great Britain, A device on a flag or ensign, occupying the upper inner corner or the entire field, that signifies the union of two or more sovereignties, adjective_ Of, relating to, or loyal to the United States of America during the Civil War, Of or relating to a labor union or labor union organizing

A proceeding in which opposing parties in a dispute present evidence and make arguments on the application of the law before a judge or jury, A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing, The act of trying or making a test of something; a putting to proof by examination, experiment, use, exercise, or other means, verb_ To try out (a new player) in a sports team, adjective_ Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components, grammar pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast singular, dual and plural, Made or done in the course of a trial or test.