Noun
good offices pl (normally plural, singular good office)
The beneficial services and acts of a third party, particularly mediation between two parties in a dispute.
Godliness consists in the knowledge love & worship of God, Humanity in love, righteousness & good offices towards man. Isaac Newton
If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other words, such offers should be made whenever a dispute becomes critical and threatens to explode into war. Charles Albert Gobat
Anchor escapement Anchor escapement In 1655, according to his autobiographical notes, Hooke began to acquaint himself with astronomy, through the good offices of John Ward. Source: Internet
In 1664, his work again appeared in print, again through the good offices of Fr. Schott, the first section of whose book Technica Curiosa, entitled Mirabilia Magdeburgica, was dedicated to von Guericke's work. Source: Internet
After mixed commissions, good offices and mediation were all exhausted after 51 years, the Secretary-General has opted to exercise the authority given to him under the 1996 Geneva Treaty to refer the issue to the ICJ for a judicial settlement. Source: Internet
Nitin asked the Congress to use its good offices to "convince" MP's Congress government about the need to resettle the oustees at the earliest. Source: Internet