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 lawsuits ask judges to order the local governments to bring their housing plans into compliance with state law.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • There’s a lot of disagreement between the judges about who’s on the bottom from the remaining seven designers, though; two will be in, five will be out (and one of those five will be saved).
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
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  • European lawmakers and courts have also looked at FIFA with a critical eye.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Yet lawyers involved told me that Administration policymakers seemed to want specific proof of a war crime, and since the State Department doesn’t run courts to weigh evidence, the lawyers couldn’t prove anything.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Taylor was a generous colleague, always sent an encouraging message on match days, looked after the newbies and was hugely supportive when fourth official, which is not true of all referees, unfortunately.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Perhaps no prominent professional athlete embodies the desire to be seen as a victim as much as Reese, who has spent years painting herself as someone unfairly treated by fans, coaches, referees, reporters and society at large.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Such conditions are hazardous to players, fans, umpires and stadium workers.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • But the umpires ruled the shot was complete before the bails were dislodged and Carty was not out.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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