Synonyms of adjudicator

adjudicator

noun

1

as in referee

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy

since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract

Synonyms & Similar Words

• referee
• judge
• umpire
• arbitrator
• arbiter
• negotiator
• moderator
• magistrate
• jurist
• mediator
• intermediary
• conciliator
• intermediate
• peacemaker
• reconciler
• mediatrix
• justice
• troubleshooter
• decider
• go-between

2

as in judge

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judge
• court
• magistrate
• jurist
• bench
• auditor
• justice
• chief justice
• circuit judge
• beak
• squire
• master
• jurisconsult
• justice of the peace
• jurisprudent