Thesaurus results for ARBITERS

arbiters

noun

plural of arbiter

as in referees

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 arbiters Just as decisions should be devolved to the smallest competent unit rather than centralized bureaucracies, customers — as the ultimate arbiters of value — must be empowered to judge what truly serves their needs and dignity. —

Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Moreover, clinicians are winning more than 70% of IDR disputes because independent arbiters recognize that insurers are underpaying. —

Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026 Later, criticism also came from arbiters of high modernism, such as Clement Greenberg, who wrote off New Deal art as kitsch for the masses. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 Are the corporations that release the powerful technology the arbiters of their fate? —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 Judges here run in partisan elections but are expected to be neutral arbiters on the bench. —

Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026 What explains the loss of poise and dignity among the traditional arbiters? —

Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Appoint a Book Club Editor in Chief I’m all for democracy, but there’s still a place for arbiters of taste. —

Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026 The idea of them working together was born out of friendship, said Capaldo, adding that there are many parallels between the trajectories of the two brands, dressing and engaging with cultural arbiters of their respective times. —

Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025

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Noun

That’s a pretty good crop of referees, according to the players.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Players covering their mouth with a hand, arm or shirt will be given red cards if referees deem it not to be a friendly conversation, FIFA said.

— Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026