arbitrator
noun
ar·bi·tra·tor
ˈär-bə-ˌtrā-tər 
: one that arbitrates a dispute : arbiter
an impartial arbitrator
Examples of arbitrator in a Sentence
Both sides agreed to accept a decision by an impartial arbitrator.
the couple finally agreed to let the salesclerk be the final arbitrator and tell them which shirt looked best
Recent Examples on the Web
Officers could appeal their punishment to an arbitrator.
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The arbitrator also concluded the school failed to establish that Dukes was guilty of the charges, such as strangulation, filed against him by police because he was never convicted.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
An independent arbitrator reduced that to 194 games in December 2022.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
These elements of global order have been under duress in recent years, particularly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s decision to flout a 2016 ruling by a tribunal of arbitrators that many of Beijing’s maritime claims in the South China Sea had no legal basis.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The arbitrator also concluded the school failed to establish that Dukes was guilty of the charges, such as strangulation, filed against him by police because he was never convicted.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
An independent arbitrator reduced that to 194 games in December 2022.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
These elements of global order have been under duress in recent years, particularly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s decision to flout a 2016 ruling by a tribunal of arbitrators that many of Beijing’s maritime claims in the South China Sea had no legal basis.
—Ryan Hass, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Arbitrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbitrator. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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arbitrator
noun
ar·bi·tra·tor
ˈär-bə-ˌtrāt-ər
: a person chosen to settle differences in a disagreement
Legal Definition
arbitrator
noun
ar·bi·tra·tor
ˈär-bə-ˌtrā-tər
: an impartial person or group that is given the power by disputing parties to resolve their dispute compare mediator
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