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Another word for arbitrator

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Noun

  1. A person, usually appointed, who decides the issues or results, or supervises the conduct, of a competition or conflict

      1. (Baseball) An umpire.
      2. An umpire.
      1. (Short for) referee
      2. Short form of referee.
      3. (Law) Abbreviation of referee. (title)
      1. An official who administers the rules in certain team sports, as baseball or cricket
      2. (Sports) A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
      3. A person chosen to render a decision in a dispute; judge; arbiter
      1. A person to whom something is referred for decision
      2. (Law) A person appointed by a court to study, take testimony in, judge, and report on, a matter
      3. (Law) A person appointed by a court to assist a judge in the trying of a case or to hear certain types of cases.
      1. One who makes estimates as to worth, quality, or fitness:
      2. A person designated to determine the winner in a contest, settle a controversy, etc.
      3. An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law
      1. One agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
      2. A person selected to judge a dispute; umpire; arbitrator
    See also:

    decide

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Another word for arbitrator

Noun
      1. (Physics) A subatomic particle that effects or conveys a force between subatomic particles.
      2. One that mediates, especially one that reconciles differences between disputants.
      3. (Physiology) A substance or structure that mediates a specific response in a bodily tissue.
      1. (Brit.) A person, esp. one with good credentials, given as a reference in seeking employment
      2. (Law) A person appointed by a court to assist a judge in the trying of a case or to hear certain types of cases.
      3. (Law) A person appointed by a court to study, take testimony in, judge, and report on, a matter
      1. One whose opinion or judgment is considered authoritative or worthy of respect:
      2. A person fully authorized or qualified to judge or decide
    See also:

    judge

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Sentence Examples

  • One arbitrator shall be selected using AAA procedures.

  • The arbitrator may also state his award in whole or in part as a special case (ib.

  • The arbitrators who are to determine this difference are, unless otherwise specially agreed, to be chosen from the general list of members in the following manner: - each party is to name two arbitrators, and these are to' choose a chief arbitrator or umpire (sur-arbitre).

  • The delimitation of the southern frontier was in 1909 referred to the king of Spain as arbitrator between Great Britain and Germany.

  • Buchanan, United States minister at Buenos Aires, serving as arbitrator, reached a decision on the Atacama line north of 26° 52' 45" S.

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