decider

noun

Definition of decidernext
1
as in selector

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as in arbiter

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Recent Examples of decider At Roma, his European role was in the lower-tier competitions, beating Feyenoord 1-0 in the 2021-22 Conference League final, then losing to Sevilla on penalties in the following season’s Europa League decider. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 That leaves the Atlanta Board of Education as the final decider. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Following the World Cup disappointment, Artan has since taken charge of league games in Somalia as well as the Kuwaiti Premier League title decider at the end of June. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere was able to find the back of Unai Simón’s net to become the only player to do so thus far in the World Cup, but Mikel Merino’s 88th-minute goal was the decider in this 2-1 victory for Spain. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Seiya Suzuki singled in two runs to key a three-run 10th inning and Jordan Wicks, called up earlier Sunday, got a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to preserve the Chicago Cubs 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the decider of the three-game series. — CBS News, 28 June 2026 In the same group, Paraguay and Australia face off in a decider. — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026 The crushing win followed England's own big win at Lord's and sends the series to a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday. — ABC News, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
  1. selector
  2. arbiter
  3. chooser
  4. referee
  5. arbitrator
  6. umpire
  7. judge
Noun
  • Some selectors excluded from the 25-person selection committee could still serve on subcommittees for coach and contributor candidates.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of selector
Noun
  • The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbiter
Noun
  • Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.
    — PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
    — Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of chooser
Noun
  • Rather than stepping in and asserting his authority, Mourinho has largely remained on the sidelines, more witness than referee.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • A lot of them have to referee college basketball as well during their offseason.
    — Sam Fragoso, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of referee
Noun
  • Because Leonard and the NBA Players Association signed off on his repaying $700,000, there was no further process that would require an arbitrator.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Texas law allows courts to reject an arbitration award when, for example, the process substantially prejudiced a party’s rights, involved fraud or arbitrator misconduct, or exceeded the arbitrator’s authority.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbitrator
Noun
  • The umpire sent base runners back to their initial bases, but Heights coaches disagreed and argued that the runners should advance.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The umpires have repeatedly reminded attendees to quiet down in between games.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of umpire
Noun
  • The motion to assign the case to a specific judge is expected to be heard before arguments begin on the sentence motion.
    — Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Local 42’s attorneys had previously filed a motion asking a Jackson County judge to hold the city in contempt, arguing that officials had failed to carry out a previous judgment in the case from March that enforced the arbitrator’s decision.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
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