make-peace
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A teacher acts as a make-peace between two arguing students on the playground.
Definition
Noun: A person who attempts to establish peace, reconcile disputing parties, or mediate conflicts. A peacemaker.
Usage
This term is used to describe an individual whose role or action is to end a disagreement or fight and create harmony. * The United Nations envoy acted as a make-peace in the protracted civil war. * She has always been the make-peace in our family, calming arguments between her siblings.
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a proactive and deliberate effort to intervene in a conflict, not merely a peaceful disposition.
- It can be used in both formal contexts (international diplomacy) and informal ones (family or office disputes).
Variants and Related Words
- Peacemaker (n): The more common and frequently used synonym for 'make-peace'.
- Mediator (n): A neutral party who facilitates a discussion to help others reach an agreement. This is a more formal and specific role.
- Conciliator (n): Someone who tries to end a disagreement by satisfying both sides.
- Reconciler (n): A person who restores friendly relations between parties.
Synonyms
Peacemaker, mediator, conciliator, reconciler, intercessor, pacifier.
Antonyms
Warmonger, agitator, instigator, troublemaker.
Related Idioms
- To make peace: This is the verbal phrase from which the noun is derived. It means to end a quarrel or conflict and become reconciled.
- After years of feuding, the two neighbors finally decided to make peace.
A teacher acts as a make-peace between two arguing students on the playground.
Noun
- someone who tries to bring peace