as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade
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Recent Examples of arbiter
In this way, AI itself will act as an arbiter that decides which tasks fall into human hands.
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Eric Siegel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
While the simple definition of recession has been two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has historically been the final arbiter of dating the business cycle.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Evan Lam, who aspires to study medicine at UC Irvine, often acts as his mom’s Disney ears style arbiter.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
All of this raises critics’ doubts that Kennedy could be anything like a fair and knowledgeable arbiter of the roots of autism—much less that an HHS under his direction could determine those roots in the next five months.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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Eric Siegel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
While the simple definition of recession has been two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has historically been the final arbiter of dating the business cycle.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Evan Lam, who aspires to study medicine at UC Irvine, often acts as his mom’s Disney ears style arbiter.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
All of this raises critics’ doubts that Kennedy could be anything like a fair and knowledgeable arbiter of the roots of autism—much less that an HHS under his direction could determine those roots in the next five months.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
Noun
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So does the Senate parliamentarian, a sort of referee over what Congress can and can't do according to its own rules.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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No shame in falling to Celtics, but no more settling either Orlando’s Vietnamese community began 50 years ago, after Saigon fell Former Windermere High basketball coach charged with battery in attack of referee Central Florida homeowners beat their developer’s ‘club fees’ in court.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Quick look at Wednesday's news: The Menendez brothers are eligible for parole, a judge ruled.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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In some cases, opposing attorneys figure out what happened and notify the judge.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Bill Miller was the home plate umpire for Friday night's game between the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Throughout this season, there will be a few thousand fewer strikes because of how the umpires are judged.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Into the fray is instead galloping an unlikely arbitrator: Gulf States, in particular Saudi Arabia, who are today playing a key though unfamiliar peace-making role.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 May 2025
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The grievance process led to a hearing before an arbitrator last year and then a lawsuit that the city will most likely drop as part of the settlement.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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