パイプ役やく

noun

go-between; intermediary; mediator

Refers to a person who acts as a communication channel between two parties, often in business or diplomacy. The metaphor is of a pipe connecting two sides.

• 彼かれは両りょう社しゃのパイプ役やくとして交こう渉しょうをまとめた。

  He acted as a go-between for the two companies and brought the negotiations to a conclusion.

• 国こく際さい会かい議ぎでは、通つう訳やくがパイプ役やくになることも多おおい。

  At international conferences, interpreters often serve as intermediaries.