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
Even though Brady may have had persuasive objections to Goodell serving in that capacity in Deflategate, those objections fell short legally because Goodell was contractually authorized to serve as the arbitrator.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
An arbitrator was scheduled to make a ruling on the incident in February, but has not done so yet, per The Wall Street Journal.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
More news: Spurs HC Gregg Popovich Won't Return This Season, Future Uncertain
Current majority owner Glen Taylor will no longer be that as arbitrators ruled Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez over Taylor as the next majority ownership group of the Timberwolves.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
An arbitrator has sided with Denver Public Schools in a months-long contract dispute with the district’s teachers union over how big of a raise educators should have received for the 2024-25 academic year.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
An arbitrator was scheduled to make a ruling on the incident in February, but has not done so yet, per The Wall Street Journal.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
More news: Spurs HC Gregg Popovich Won't Return This Season, Future Uncertain
Current majority owner Glen Taylor will no longer be that as arbitrators ruled Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez over Taylor as the next majority ownership group of the Timberwolves.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
An arbitrator has sided with Denver Public Schools in a months-long contract dispute with the district’s teachers union over how big of a raise educators should have received for the 2024-25 academic year.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrator
Noun
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Being an associate member affords you access to some resources (like courses for your referees, for example) and a little funding.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to the report, in 2023 and 2024, more than half of rejections at the resonable grounds stage were because a referee had ‘insufficient proof,’ as opposed to just 3% in 2022, before the evidence threshold was changed.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As lawyers argue the deportation flights were unlawful and violated a federal judge’s order, the immigration court system is navigating the case of an asylum seeker with pending immigration proceedings whom the Trump administration flew to another country without due process.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has fired tens of thousands of workers in recent weeks, but two federal judges this month ordered the reinstatement of probationary workers who were cut.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Hopefully, the umpires don’t get discouraged or upset that people are doing it.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Extra bases: The first three times a call by home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski was challenged, his call was overturned by an ABS review.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Arbitrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrator. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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