good offices

  • 1good offices — is help and support, especially in mediating  in a dispute …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 2good offices — index patronage (power to appoint jobs) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3good 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… …

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  • 4good 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,… …

  • 5good 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] * * * …

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  • 6good 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

  • 7good offices — noun plural Date: 1681 services as a mediator …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8good offices — noun The beneficial services and acts of a third party; especially when used to mediate between people in a dispute …

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  • 9good offices — assistance, mediation in a dispute …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10good offices — Mediation, intervention, assistance, aid, help …

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