arbitrate
verb
ar·bi·trate
ˈär-bə-ˌtrāt 
arbitrated; arbitrating
1
: to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
She arbitrated the dispute.
2
: to submit or refer for decision to an arbiter
agreed to arbitrate their differences
: to act as arbiter
The council will arbitrate among the interest groups.
Synonyms
Examples of arbitrate in a Sentence
The council will arbitrate among the interest groups.
arbitrate between managers and staff
She will arbitrate the dispute.
Recent Examples on the Web
This is not just some local turf war that can be arbitrated by some Pollyannaish naive do-gooders.
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Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The contest allowed participants to arbitrate if needed.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Indeed, some people believe that the Times puzzle arbitrates which facts and public figures every American should know—or, alternatively, what kinds of esoteric trivia are especially impressive to have in one’s back pocket.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
The Biden administration’s new progress report on the process for arbitrating disagreements between insurance companies and providers shows that in over 80% of payment disputes, the arbiter settled on an amount that was more than the median in-network rate for that service, Tara Bannow reports.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 20 Feb. 2024
On July 12, the Finance Sector Union, which represents professionals in the finance and banking sector in Australia, asked the Fair Work Commission—a tribunal that arbitrates labor disputes in Australia—to help stop an in-person work mandate from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
Freed from the burden of arbitrating truth, its records and lists exhibit gratuitous order — the essence of beauty.
—Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
But Jean-Bart vowed to fight, appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Swiss panel that arbitrates disputes in global sports.
—Molly Hensley-Clancy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
The appellate courts held they were required to arbitrate their individual PAGA claims, but also were allowed to continue the PAGA claims of other aggrieved employees in court.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
The contest allowed participants to arbitrate if needed.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
Indeed, some people believe that the Times puzzle arbitrates which facts and public figures every American should know—or, alternatively, what kinds of esoteric trivia are especially impressive to have in one’s back pocket.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
The Biden administration’s new progress report on the process for arbitrating disagreements between insurance companies and providers shows that in over 80% of payment disputes, the arbiter settled on an amount that was more than the median in-network rate for that service, Tara Bannow reports.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 20 Feb. 2024
On July 12, the Finance Sector Union, which represents professionals in the finance and banking sector in Australia, asked the Fair Work Commission—a tribunal that arbitrates labor disputes in Australia—to help stop an in-person work mandate from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
Freed from the burden of arbitrating truth, its records and lists exhibit gratuitous order — the essence of beauty.
—Jonathan Malesic, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
But Jean-Bart vowed to fight, appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Swiss panel that arbitrates disputes in global sports.
—Molly Hensley-Clancy, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
The appellate courts held they were required to arbitrate their individual PAGA claims, but also were allowed to continue the PAGA claims of other aggrieved employees in court.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
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arbitrate
verb
ar·bi·trate
ˈär-bə-ˌtrāt
arbitrated; arbitrating
1
: to settle a disagreement after hearing the arguments of both sides
arbitrate between management and labor
2
: to refer a dispute to others for settlement : submit to arbitration
Legal Definition
arbitrate
verb
ar·bi·trate
ˈär-bə-ˌtrāt
arbitrated; arbitrating
1
: to act as arbitrator for
2
: to bring to arbitration for settlement
agreed to arbitrate their dispute
: to act as arbitrator
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