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
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.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 May 2026
In corporate finance, operating margin is the ultimate arbiter of enterprise health.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
For decades, many Orthodox Jews have looked to Israel’s Orthodox Rabbinate as the arbiter of religious authenticity.
—Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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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.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 May 2026
In corporate finance, operating margin is the ultimate arbiter of enterprise health.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
For decades, many Orthodox Jews have looked to Israel’s Orthodox Rabbinate as the arbiter of religious authenticity.
—Michal Raucher, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
Noun
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Both Brunson and Knicks coach Mike Brown screamed at the referees for not calling a foul on Wembanyama, which could have been ruled a flagrant closeout.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The penalty was upheld by the video assistant referee system, but the broadcast noted that Embelo might have been offside before fielding the cross.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Shasta County Superior Court judges denied two prior lawsuits that aimed to block Measure B from appearing on the ballot, including one from Shasta County’s attorney Joseph Larmour, without ruling on the substance of their cases.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Today, a judge in one of the lawsuits extended an indefinite block on the fund.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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An 18-year-old umpire who went viral for his energetic calls and coverage at Little League games made his Savannah Bananas debut last Friday, calling it a dream come true.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Instead, second base umpire Nic Lentz ruled Clement safe at second, saying that Clement was getting out of the way for Henderson to field the ball instead of trying to avoid the tag.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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The players union and Rozier again filed a grievance; the arbitrator ruled for the NBA.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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An arbitrator in late May ruled that Rozier breached his contractual obligations to play for the Heat, according to details included in Wednesday’s motion, and that Rozier must forfeit most of his $26.6 million salary with the Heat from this past season.—
Anthony Chiang
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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