arbiter
arbiter
nounDefinition of ARBITER
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy <the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade>
Related Words jurist, justice, magistrate; intermediary, intermediate, mediator, mediatrix, moderator, negotiator; conciliator, go-between, peacemaker, reconciler, troubleshooter; decider
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