arbitrators

plural of arbitrator
as in referees
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 arbitrators More transparency around the ownership structures of the arbitrators is also needed. Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 China’s foreign ministry released a position paper while the case was in progress—which read remarkably like a legal brief—that the arbitrators considered as well. Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 Kaiser offers to pay the arbitrators’ fees, which can save families tens of thousands of dollars. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Judges are obligated to give high deference to arbitrators and are expected to uphold awards so long as the award was not procured by fraud and the arbitrator didn’t fail to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026 But an 1899 decision by arbitrators from Britain, Russia and the United States drew the border along the Essequibo River largely in favor of Guyana. ABC News, 10 May 2026 Employers — and ultimately their workers — cannot pay the bills that the arbitrators are awarding. James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026 Most people believe justice happens in the courtroom, where neutral arbitrators weigh facts before the public. Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • The practice referees didn’t blow the whistle on the second sack, allowing quarterback Malik Willis to throw a completion to tight end Ben Sims that converted a first down.
    Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Corbin raked Trick’s eyes behind the referees back, but Yachty hit Corbin with a kendo stick leading to a Death Valley Driver from Trick for the nearfall.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Chancery courts in Mississippi handle legal issues including equity disputes, family law, estate matters and land record cases, and chancery judges — also called chancellors — typically hear trials without a jury present.
    Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Nationally, 70% of federal judges are white and 60% are men, and former prosecutors outnumber public defenders 4 to 1, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.
    Julia Coin July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
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  • The final four-plus innings were played with only three umpires after home plate ump Jeremie Rehak left the game after taking a foul ball off his mask.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Jordan and James camps will continue to pound away at each other from their baselines, back and forth, making the rest of us who are undecided feel like chair umpires at a tennis match, head on a swivel.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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“Arbitrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrators. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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