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 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. — 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

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Noun

After the miss, Mbappé went to the referee to complain about the delay.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
The Daily News Editorial Board should read the New York Post to learn that everything was done in accordance with FIFA rules, and why the use of the video assistant referee to determine intent was against the rules.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of referee

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Dugan's case marked the first time that a state judge in Wisconsin went to trial on charges of obstructing immigration agents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Martin said the order shows how strongly the judge prefers a deal over years more of litigation — and potential appeals.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of judge

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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was ejected by plate umpire Willie Traynor for arguing a balk call against Jose Cabrera (0-2) that put runners on second and third with one out in the fifth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
By calling a game early for excessive precipitation (or making players continue to trudge through poor conditions), an umpire’s subjective view of weather conditions directly influences MLB records.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of umpire

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Rather than implementing the judgment, the city argued the parties’ new collective bargaining agreement superseded parts of the arbitration award because it was negotiated after the arbitrator issued his decision.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
An arbitrator ruled that Prime’s work on a gene-editing drug for the rare liver disease alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, or AATD, did not violate a 2019 agreement designed to prevent the two companies from competing against one another.

— Jason Mast, STAT, 8 July 2026

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