If the two parties previously engage that they will accept the decision of this conciliator or umpire, the arrangement differs little from arbitration, except that there is no legal power to compel compliance with the decision.
"Political economy"
W. Stanley Jevons
His own political views being as yet unknown, dark with the excessive brightness of his encircling glory, he could pose as the conciliator of contending factions.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
He became, like Henry Clay, the Great conciliator.
"The War After the War"
Isaac Frederick Marcosson