as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best
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Recent Examples of arbitrator
Those will go to a panel of five arbitrators appointed by the council.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The arbitrator determined the 5% raises, which the City Council adopted in October.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
An arbitrator ruled that the reasons for the workers' dismissal were illegitimate and essentially told the township to reinstate the original crew.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
The arbitrator determined the 5% raises, which the City Council adopted in October.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
An arbitrator ruled that the reasons for the workers' dismissal were illegitimate and essentially told the township to reinstate the original crew.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
—Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrator
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The Broncos offered video evidence showing Oden, a senior forward, committing five fouls — and referee David Walker making the wrong hand signal to the official scorer on his third, assigning it to sophomore forward Pharaoh Compton instead.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Newcastle had a penalty chance of their own waved away just before the break, with referee Michael Salisbury booking Joelinton for simulation.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The judge also sentenced him to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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An interpreter translated the judge's comments for Nino-Moncada.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The league will debut the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System to check the accuracy of umpires’ pitch calls.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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Schaaf also makes a cameo in the film as the final match’s umpire — a last-minute surprise.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Arbitrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrator. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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