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
Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
13 May 2026
Awards are only one arbiter of impact, obviously.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
For outcomes to be taken more seriously by the industry, a third-party arbiter would likely have to take control of many of the measures of outcomes – or individual advertisers will have to work with a media company to design a framework around measuring goals.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 May 2026
In corporate finance, operating margin is the ultimate arbiter of enterprise health.
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Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for arbiter
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
13 May 2026
Awards are only one arbiter of impact, obviously.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
For outcomes to be taken more seriously by the industry, a third-party arbiter would likely have to take control of many of the measures of outcomes – or individual advertisers will have to work with a media company to design a framework around measuring goals.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 May 2026
In corporate finance, operating margin is the ultimate arbiter of enterprise health.
—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for arbiter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
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The side referee puts up the flag for offside, and this one remains scoreless in the early going.
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After a lengthy replay review, the referee ruled that Sulaka should be given a red card.
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If someone does not have a final order of removal, then there's a removal proceedings process and that starts with them being issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge.
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The district attorney’s office has claimed in court filings that prosecutors maintain older records of juvenile delinquency proceedings that are not available to the myriad other people vetting claims in the settlement, including multiple judges and the State Bar.
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After the Pride coach addressed the home plate umpire, words were exchanged between the coach and first base umpire who then got face-to-face with the coach.
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Jake Mangum then hit a grounder to third baseman Kyle Karros, and the game ended when umpires determined Karros was interfered with by Billy Cook.
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San José State University must reinstate Sang Hea Kil, a professor who was fired for her pro-Palestinian activism in 2025, after an arbitrator decided the school went too far in her firing.
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Commissioner Rob Manfred originally issued Bauer an unprecedented 324-game suspension, which an independent arbitrator later reduced to 192 games.
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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