as in referees
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 arbitrators
Now, with the reliance of courts to act as non-political arbitrators continues to be questioned, McConnell offered a warning to the Senate about the need to continue an objective confirmation process.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The arbitrators didn’t rule that the teams now belong to Rodriguez and Lore.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
That’s a longshot, given the status of the three arbitrators and the fact that federal law requires high deference to arbitration awards.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Three arbitrators will decide whether current owner Glen Taylor or prospective buyers Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore control the team.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Alligator’s reverence for the trappings and cadences of ’90s rap plays well with the kind of arbitrators who’ve put all three of Nas’s King’s Disease albums in the running for trophies.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
This abuse gave unelected, foreign arbitrators the power to impose new obligations and liabilities on the United States.
—Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023
Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The arbitrators didn’t rule that the teams now belong to Rodriguez and Lore.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
That’s a longshot, given the status of the three arbitrators and the fact that federal law requires high deference to arbitration awards.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Three arbitrators will decide whether current owner Glen Taylor or prospective buyers Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore control the team.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Alligator’s reverence for the trappings and cadences of ’90s rap plays well with the kind of arbitrators who’ve put all three of Nas’s King’s Disease albums in the running for trophies.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
This abuse gave unelected, foreign arbitrators the power to impose new obligations and liabilities on the United States.
—Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023
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“Arbitrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrators. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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