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
Chicago Parking Meters first took legal action against the city in April 2024 to enforce the arbitrator’s ruling that it was twice shorted by Chicago under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
In May, an arbitrator ordered Tesla to pay $1 million to Melvin Berry, a Black former Tesla factory worker called racial slurs by supervisors.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
The arbitrator’s ruling doesn’t apply to Macmillan, which published the book on March 11 and now can sit back and collect the sales price on a book that has shot up to No. 1 in the politics and social sciences section of Amazon’s website without needing to do any further PR outreach.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The arbitrator ordered Wynn-Williams to retract any comments critical of the company, cease promoting her book and, to the extent possible, end her role in distributing the book.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
In May, an arbitrator ordered Tesla to pay $1 million to Melvin Berry, a Black former Tesla factory worker called racial slurs by supervisors.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
The arbitrator’s ruling doesn’t apply to Macmillan, which published the book on March 11 and now can sit back and collect the sales price on a book that has shot up to No. 1 in the politics and social sciences section of Amazon’s website without needing to do any further PR outreach.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The arbitrator ordered Wynn-Williams to retract any comments critical of the company, cease promoting her book and, to the extent possible, end her role in distributing the book.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrator
Noun
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Emotional in his postgame news conference, Schmetzer thanked Nancy for advocating for the referees to stop the match.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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There's blood everywhere by the end and Piper, a famous bad guy, has the chance to end Hart with the ring bell while the referee is down.—
Rory Appleton,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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On Thursday, a federal judge placed a temporary nationwide block on Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 July 2025
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The decision to reopen the case to the public eye came a little more than a month after the previous judge retired.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The Mets challenged the catch, and an umpire review upheld it.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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His uncle was taken to a meeting office for umpires, where his shirt was removed to cool him down, Delonta said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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“Arbitrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrator. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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