English Explanatory Dictionary

good offices

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The beneficial services and acts of a third party, particularly mediation between two parties in a dispute.

Word forms

good offices good office

Etymology

To clarify the intended sense of office (“kindness, service”) and to distinguish from antonyms such as ill offices.

Synonyms

office kindness service

Antonyms

ill offices evil offices
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