Thesaurus results for ARBITER

arbiter

noun

ˈär-bə-tər

Definition of arbiter

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 The volunteer panel acted as a neutral arbiter of sleazy attacks and other unsavory campaign tactics. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2026 The chair who recommended directors must not be the sole arbiter of their evaluation. — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Known as the ultimate arbiter of American design and the pioneer of American Country, Sister Parish ushered in a new phase of design with Albert Hadley in 1962. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arbiter

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Noun

If the kid was fouling every kid wouldn’t he be given a red card from the referee, not a jelly parent?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Under binding arbitration, an independent referee is brought in when negotiators hit an impasse.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of referee

Noun

On Monday, as Palacios wrapped up his second-day of testimony under cross-examination by Sanon’s defense lawyer Humberto Dominguez, Désir made his initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge in Miami across the street.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
That same day, another federal district judge in a separate case in California barred DOJ from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for refusing to stop processing ballots or resisting other demands.

— Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of judge

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Outside on the diamond, a fake umpire was standing near home plate with a gun and a taser concealed beneath his uniform.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Federal prosecutors say Cathcart was an umpire, including at Little League baseball games organized through the Waterford Coaches Association, and volunteered for youth hockey.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of umpire

Noun

The agent can release it only when both the buyer and the seller agree in writing, or when a court or arbitrator orders it.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
That process has become so lucrative for the arbitrators that decide winners and losers that some of them now have profit margins that would make tech giants blush, my colleague Tara Bannow reports in a new story.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026

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