as in referee
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
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Recent Examples of arbiter
Awards are only one arbiter of impact, obviously.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
For outcomes to be taken more seriously by the industry, a third-party arbiter would likely have to take control of many of the measures of outcomes – or individual advertisers will have to work with a media company to design a framework around measuring goals.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 May 2026
In corporate finance, operating margin is the ultimate arbiter of enterprise health.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
For decades, many Orthodox Jews have looked to Israel’s Orthodox Rabbinate as the arbiter of religious authenticity.
—Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
For outcomes to be taken more seriously by the industry, a third-party arbiter would likely have to take control of many of the measures of outcomes – or individual advertisers will have to work with a media company to design a framework around measuring goals.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 May 2026
In corporate finance, operating margin is the ultimate arbiter of enterprise health.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
For decades, many Orthodox Jews have looked to Israel’s Orthodox Rabbinate as the arbiter of religious authenticity.
—Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
Noun
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On the first, the Napoli star was taken down by multiple defenders inside the box, leaving him again looking in exasperation at referee Ilgiz Tantashev.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Play was stopped for a while in extra time, as a referee sat on the grass and had his leg stretched out.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The filing, submitted in the San Diego County Superior Court, seeks a judge’s order to condemn and destroy the embargoed kratom products, halt ongoing unlawful manufacturing and impose civil penalties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The appeals court judge cited various cases where the 9th Circuit sided against religious institutions on being allowed to only hire like-minded employees, a coach praying after football games, and a fireman who was allegedly fired over his religious beliefs, among other cases.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
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Mendoza appeared to exchange words with plate umpire Carlos Torres from the dugout.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Why isn’t the batter allowed to appeal when the home plate umpire does call it a swinging strike?—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The players union and Rozier again filed a grievance; the arbitrator ruled for the NBA.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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An arbitrator in late May ruled that Rozier breached his contractual obligations to play for the Heat, according to details included in Wednesday’s motion, and that Rozier must forfeit most of his $26.6 million salary with the Heat from this past season.—
Anthony Chiang
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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