arbitrating

verb

present participle of arbitrate
as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union

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Recent Examples of arbitrating Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 Its jurisdiction over credits is especially powerful, arbitrating decisions that can shape careers, reputations, and earnings. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2026 Volunteers often are needed for low-level jobs that Quimby does willingly, including keeping track of how long a person is taking for a shower, arbitrating the line for use of two bathrooms, and moderating use of washers and driers. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026 The above proposal would incentivize claimants to name the league or the Commissioner as a party to avoid arbitrating in front of the Commissioner. — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrating
  1. deciding
  2. determining
  3. settling
  4. adjudicating
  5. judging
  6. resolving
Verb
  • Woodrow Wilson, having suffered a debilitating stroke in 1919, refused to yield the presidency while his wife and physician quietly hid his condition from the country, deciding on his behalf what the nation would be permitted to know.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • The family deciding what to put on the table tonight does not, and there is no defensible reason for that.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of deciding
Verb
  • In automotive supply chains, resilience is ultimately built at the point of execution where disruption stops being theoretical and starts determining whether vehicles roll off the line or sit unfinished on the factory floor.
    — Anand Gupta, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Adversaries can jam or spoof satellite navigation signals, potentially preventing drones from accurately determining their positions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of determining
Verb
  • Oyster was checked by a specialist vet who deemed her as healthy and has since been settling into a sanctuary with specialist facilities for primates.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • If big-city energy appeals, with days spent wandering between markets and museums before settling into a top table for dinner, then the Western Cape—home to Cape Town—might be the best choice.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 21 July 2026
Definition of settling
Verb
  • But the speech gave him a fresh outrage through which to revisit an old defeat, accuse his own government of betrayal and force the press to spend the evening adjudicating his claims.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • The final overriding decision was therefore not simply a process of adjudicating biological facts, but a judgment about what classification might do.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
Definition of adjudicating
Verb
  • Time has a habit of judging architects more generously than their contemporaries often do.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The judging panel includes Mark Ballas, fresh off his Traitors run, and his mother, Shirley Ballas.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of judging
Verb
  • The e-commerce and cloud computing giant spent much of the last two years digesting massive gains, but the consolidation appears to be resolving higher.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Gamers will play a resident maintenance worker, known as a Facilitator, that is tasked with resolving issues within the D-topia resident facility.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of resolving

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