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good offices
–noun
| 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. |
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
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| good offices pl.n. Beneficial acts performed for another, especially acts performed by a mediator in a dispute. |
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