Thesaurus results for ARBITRATORS

arbitrators

noun

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 And, the city argued, Shurin violated Missouri law that requires arbitrators to only decide issues specifically given to them. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Health-care providers were awarded nearly $15 billion last year from arbitrators called in to settle medical billing disputes, more than triple the amount in 2024. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 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

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That may come in the form of a big special-teams play, a heads-up stop by a defender or even questionable calls by the referees.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026
Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of referees

Noun

The four were acquitted on six charges of crimes against humanity because the judges said the prosecutors failed to prove that crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack on civilians.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Carrie Ann Inaba started by reminding the room that the judges want to leave the contestants for room to grow with their remarks this season.

— Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of judges

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The umpires have repeatedly reminded attendees to quiet down in between games.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
If some umpires have treated Vitello differently than other managers, then that’s a poor reflection on them for betraying their impartiality.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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