Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbiter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person who decides some point at issue between others; one who formally hears and decides a disputed cause submitted by common consent of the parties to arbitration.
- noun One who has the power of deciding or prescribing according to his own absolute pleasure; an absolute governor, president, autocrat, or arbiter. See
arbiter . - noun Synonyms Umpire, Referee, etc. See
judge , n.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See
arbitration . - noun One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person to whom the
authority to settle or judge adispute isdelegated .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
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Examples
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator is getting impatient and cuts you off.
Mandatory Binding Arbitration: The Worst Choose Your Own Adventure Ever - The Consumerist 2009
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The arbitrator simply ruled that, compared to the punishment meted out to the others, Way's was too severe, and the arbitrator is right.
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Why else do you think the arbitrator is holding off on a decision on that subject?
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The decision by the arbitrator is final and binding in most cases.
USATODAY.com - Arbitration can speed resolution of grievances 2002
oroboros commented on the word arbitrator
A chef who leaves Arby's to work at Wendy's?
May 5, 2010