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
There’s a very strong argument to be made for parents being the final arbiters of medical decisions for their children, says Brianna Wu, a Boston-area computer software engineer and public advocate for transgender rights.
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Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Faced with feedback from users frustrated by icon selection that could seem capricious and unfair, the arbiters did their best, Houston suggests, to gauge popular support for new candidates.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
But Democrats announced on Sunday that the parliamentarian, a nonpartisan arbiter of the upper chamber’s rules, found that this provision did not pass muster.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 June 2025
And even if Israel was interested in coming to the table, China is unlikely to be seen as a neutral arbiter given its ties with Iran, criticisms of Israel including over Gaza, and ongoing global power competition with the U.S., Israel’s biggest ally.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 June 2025
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Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Faced with feedback from users frustrated by icon selection that could seem capricious and unfair, the arbiters did their best, Houston suggests, to gauge popular support for new candidates.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
But Democrats announced on Sunday that the parliamentarian, a nonpartisan arbiter of the upper chamber’s rules, found that this provision did not pass muster.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 June 2025
And even if Israel was interested in coming to the table, China is unlikely to be seen as a neutral arbiter given its ties with Iran, criticisms of Israel including over Gaza, and ongoing global power competition with the U.S., Israel’s biggest ally.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
Noun
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Cunningham previously claimed she was also fined $500 for a TikTok that jokingly criticized WNBA referees.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott made a similar move last year, bringing in longtime NFL referee John Parry.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
Noun
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So far during Trump’s second term, the Justices have made a string of emergency rulings in the President’s favor, blessing the chaos that Trump himself unleashed, and with little regard for the work of lower-court judges.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Her husband, Steve, later remarried and became a federal judge.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson got between Montgomery and Bochy, and tempers simmered after a few moments.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Plate umpire Edwin Moscoso correctly determined both were balls, but Schlittler’s gaze toward home lingered after the rulings.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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An arbitrator will now determine whether Wilkins is entitled to his $35 million.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 July 2025
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The parties have another 30 days to attempt to find an arbitrator who meets both of their specifications, KERA News reported.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 July 2025
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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