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arbitrator
noun
ar·bi·tra·tor
ˈär-bə-ˌtrā-tər
: one that arbitrates a dispute : arbiter
an impartial arbitrator
Examples of arbitrator in a Sentence
Both sides agreed to accept a decision by an impartial arbitrator.
the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best
Recent Examples on the Web
In August 2022, the arbitrator found Johnson’s NDA unenforceable and ordered the campaign to pay her lawyers $303,285.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 23 May 2024
Or arbitrators may be less willing to award emotional distress damages to employees.
—Lewis L. Maltby, Fortune, 9 May 2024
In 2018, those accusations prompted the orchestra to fire the two men; the players’ union then appealed to an arbitrator, who reinstated them in 2020.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 May 2024
An independent arbitrator reduced the suspension to 194 games, still the longest under the policy.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Arbitrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbitrator. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
arbitrator
noun
ar·bi·tra·tor
ˈär-bə-ˌtrāt-ər
: a person chosen to settle differences in a disagreement
Legal Definition
arbitrator
noun
ar·bi·tra·tor
ˈär-bə-ˌtrā-tər
: an impartial person or group that is given the power by disputing parties to resolve their dispute compare mediator
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