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
Their speech codes are intended to battle disinformation/misinformation, but empowering the government to be the arbiter of such vague concepts only destroys everyone’s freedoms.
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
Doing so means having to explain to a jury how the prosecutor can be simultaneously a witness and an independent arbiter in the same case.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Once an outlier for Cannes, Spain is emerging as an arbiter of exciting newer talent.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025
The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth.
—Mike Caulfield, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 25 May 2025
Doing so means having to explain to a jury how the prosecutor can be simultaneously a witness and an independent arbiter in the same case.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Once an outlier for Cannes, Spain is emerging as an arbiter of exciting newer talent.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025
The chatbot should be a conduit for the information of the world, not an arbiter of truth.
—Mike Caulfield, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
Noun
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Sometimes, referees failed to call a foul, sparking fan outrage.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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New for some refs, too The NBA doesn’t announce referee assignments until game day, so it won’t be known until Sunday morning who the three-person crew is for Game 7.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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In September 2024, a state judge ruled that the ban was unconstitutional, but it was reinstated one week later by the Georgia Supreme Court.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Though the advocate general’s proposal is non-binding, judges tend to follow four out of five such non-binding opinions.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Burns started Judge with a slider near the top of the zone that home plate umpire Mark Wegner called a ball, even though MLB’s GameDay showed the pitch easily inside the zone.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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Schnall was ejected in the first inning after an argument with home plate umpire Angel Campos.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Their latest challenge was quashed this week by Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Eric Harmon, who took only a few hours to reaffirm the arbitrator’s decision.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The union was not happy with the decision, and had sought to take the contract talks to a third-party arbitrator.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
16 June 2025
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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