adjudicators

plural of adjudicator
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as in judges
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

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as in courts
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

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Recent Examples of adjudicators Immigration adjudicators may discourage visa holders like Maya from seeking employment after layoffs, thereby limiting their opportunities to stay and work in America. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The competition included 23 players who supplied preliminary video performances; adjudicators selected 12 finalists. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026 The department disputes that, saying judges are independent adjudicators who decide cases individually. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Thomas Bradford is one of 81 adjudicators the company employs across six continents. Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 Lahoud said the adjudicators follow a flowchart — and if the applicant meets the minimum criteria, the person can expect an approval notice to arrive within days. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026 The Justice Department’s defense primarily rests on the notion that agency adjudicators like the Merit Systems Protection Board — not federal courts — must decide the disputes. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025 In recent months, EOIR leadership has criticized judges for not efficiently managing their caseloads, and has encouraged adjudicators to streamline asylum reviews and give oral, as opposed to written, decisions on case dismissals. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 Edlow told The Associated Press that the guidance was intended to identify support for terrorist ideologies—not to penalize ordinary political criticism—when adjudicators evaluated applicants for green cards and other benefits. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • The judges eventually discuss the clothes — but there, too, things get dramatic, with a lot of disagreement between Law and the other judges.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Judge Nicholas Lienesch determined there is probable cause to believe Lindell violated Minnesota campaign law, and the case will move forward to a panel of three administrative law judges and an evidentiary hearing.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • What hangs in the balance is an American industry’s shape and a precedent that will be established not just by courts alone but by the influence of presidential power.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Citizen suits often ask the courts to order a stop to the polluting activity, payments for reducing or cleaning up the harm done, and civil penalties paid to the government.
    Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The practice referees didn’t blow the whistle on the second sack, allowing quarterback Malik Willis to throw a completion to tight end Ben Sims that converted a first down.
    Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Corbin raked Trick’s eyes behind the referees back, but Yachty hit Corbin with a kendo stick leading to a Death Valley Driver from Trick for the nearfall.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The final four-plus innings were played with only three umpires after home plate ump Jeremie Rehak left the game after taking a foul ball off his mask.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Jordan and James camps will continue to pound away at each other from their baselines, back and forth, making the rest of us who are undecided feel like chair umpires at a tennis match, head on a swivel.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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“Adjudicators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicators. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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