arbitrator

noun ar·bi·tra·tor \ ˈär-bə-ˌtrā-tər \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: arbitrator in a Sentence

Definition of arbitrator

: one that arbitrates a dispute : arbiter

an impartial arbitrator

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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 of arbitrator from the Web

Coar served 16 years as a U.S. district court judge in Chicago and serves as a mediator and arbitrator for Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, which describes itself as the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution provider.

— mike nolan, Daily Southtown, "Settlement talks planned in federal housing lawsuit against Tinley Park," 11 June 2018
State Police sought to discipline Bessner for misusing his Taser but an arbitrator declined to impose a 10-day suspension.

— john wisely, Detroit Free Press, "Prosecutors: Trooper charged with ATV murder used Taser to punish people," 7 June 2018
An arbitrator in Mumbai is due to make a ruling by June 16th, though appeals are expected.

— The Economist, "Two Asian stock exchanges tussle over market data," 7 June 2018
Kaepernick’s legal team will have to convince arbitrators and a federal judge that Trump influenced NFL owners not to employ Kaepernick.

— stephen a. crockett jr., The Root, "Here’s Why Colin Kaepernick’s Legal Team Should Subpoena the President in His NFL Collusion Case," 7 June 2018
That appeal in a letter last month from lawyers for the Trump Organization to Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela was apparently unsuccessful — an arbitrator declined to reinstate the Trump management team to the waterfront hotel in Panama City.

— NBC News, "Trump's company asked Panama president to help with hotel fight," 10 Apr. 2018
An arbitrator declined to reinstate the Trump management team to the waterfront hotel in Panama City.

— Washington Post, "Trump’s company asked Panama president to help in hotel spat," 10 Apr. 2018
Although his agents appealed the suspension, the NFL arbitrator denied the appeal.

— josh katzenstein, NOLA.com, "New Orleans Saints players react to Mark Ingram's suspension," 10 May 2018
To try to allay Justice Department concerns, AT&T has offered to submit any pricing disputes over Time Warner content to a third-party arbitrator.

— jim puzzanghera, latimes.com, "AT&T's Randall Stephenson tries to close the deal on Time Warner merger at antitrust trial," 19 Apr. 2018

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