as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade
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Recent Examples of arbiter
But the 22 million Americans ages 15 to 19 exist in the wider world as well — as students, employees, neighbors and cultural arbiters.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
And for a very long time, elections officials were really considered the neutral arbiters.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
Following the search, Trump mounted a separate legal battle that brought the appointment of an independent arbiter to sift through the material seized by the FBI, though the 11th Circuit ordered an end to that review in late 2022.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
The Southern makers, retailers, record-keepers, and consumers that have enabled fashion to go on have shaped the region as an arbiter steeped in history.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
And for a very long time, elections officials were really considered the neutral arbiters.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
Following the search, Trump mounted a separate legal battle that brought the appointment of an independent arbiter to sift through the material seized by the FBI, though the 11th Circuit ordered an end to that review in late 2022.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
The Southern makers, retailers, record-keepers, and consumers that have enabled fashion to go on have shaped the region as an arbiter steeped in history.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
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The Federal Trade Commission’s charge was to function as a kind of referee, allowing businesses to compete, succeed, and fail but all within the broad guidelines of fairness.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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He was promoted to referee in 1989, following the retirement of long-time official Fred Silva.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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For this year’s competition, a panel of expert judges blind-taste tested 2360 beers from 50 countries in 75 categories at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center in mid-September.Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The legal effort was short-lived, as the federal judge presiding over the case quickly arrived at the same conclusion as Tagliabue, that Belichick was the one to blame for his professional predicament.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Before the Sunday night vote, the Hall of Fame had 346 members, including 273 players, 39 executives and pioneers, 23 managers, and 10 umpires.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who participated in sports at the high school or Little League likely knew the big-hearted, smiling man who was the third-base umpire, scorekeeper and batboy.Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024
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In a September 24, 2024 letter to the Second Circuit, the NFL informed the court that Goodell had designated Harvey as the arbitrator for the Flores matter.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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This is the first time that the MLBPA enters a similar process against a corporate entity and an impartial arbitrator will be suitably positioned to understand the MLBPA’s self-serving and inconsistent disciplinary process, which in the case of an entity, is inconsistent with the applicable laws.Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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