as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best
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Recent Examples of arbitrator
Those will go to a panel of five arbitrators appointed by the council.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The arbitrator determined the 5% raises, which the City Council adopted in October.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
An arbitrator ruled that the reasons for the workers' dismissal were illegitimate and essentially told the township to reinstate the original crew.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The arbitrator determined the 5% raises, which the City Council adopted in October.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
An arbitrator ruled that the reasons for the workers' dismissal were illegitimate and essentially told the township to reinstate the original crew.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrator
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In a separate clip, Durant had a towel around his neck as the confrontation with the fan continued during a play stoppage for a referee’s video review.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Perez rolled up Iyo but the referee held up the count because Rhea was late breaking it up.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Preparing evidence for a judge to review is time-consuming at a time when the White House is pressuring ICE to arrest millions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the five-year prison term, a judge ordered Tuipulotu to serve three years of supervised release and pay restitution.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Years ago, Major League Baseball had a crisis in which umpires notoriously had their own versions of the strike zone for batters.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Along with serving the state of Georgia for nearly four decades, Manders had a parallel career as a baseball umpire, working the College World Series three times.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Arbitrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrator. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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