How to Use arbitrator in a Sentence

arbitrator

noun
  • Both sides agreed to accept a decision by an impartial arbitrator.
  • The fate of the deputies now lies with an arbitrator.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The arbitrators will then come up with a deal that both have to accept.
    — Dylan McGuinness, ExpressNews.com, 17 July 2019
  • Both the league and union have the right to dismiss an arbitrator as well.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 July 2025
  • The problem is who will be the arbitrator of what gets into our schools.
    — Jason Fields, The Week, 19 Apr. 2022
  • But an arbitrator is not free and can charge more than $500 per hour.
    — Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The city and the union each will select one arbitrator, and those two will select a third.
    — Dylan McGuinness, ExpressNews.com, 2 July 2019
  • The company asked a judge to send the case to an arbitrator, who would hear it in private.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The union filed a grievance, and is now asking an arbitrator to force the district to pay up.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Lum said the arbitrator’s ruling amounts to a slap on the wrist for the companies.
    — Max Siegelbaum, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2023
  • At the end of the day, a third party — a judge or an arbitrator — will make that decision.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
  • An arbitrator is set to help reach an agreement on the outstanding items.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 26 June 2022
  • Then, there’s a judge that’s supposed to be a fair, neutral arbitrator and oversee.
    — Camille Augustin, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2017
  • Since then, the case has been tied up in court as Morris and the church attempt to agree on an arbitrator.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Can an arbitrator be enlisted to force the Big 3 to sit down and get this mess worked out?
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The union and the city reached an agreement after the contract went before an arbitrator.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The arbitrators must pick either the player’s or the team’s offer.
    — Kevin Lewis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • The panel would have one arbitrator chosen by the county, one chosen by the union and one agreed to by both sides.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The dealer argued in court that the arbitrator was biased.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Those will go to a panel of five arbitrators appointed by the council.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The arbitrators will decide whether the proceedings will be open to the public.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • What did the arbitrator say to the parties to explain his decision?
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • His grievance will be heard by an arbitrator under the terms of the labor agreement between the union and the league.
    — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The union was not happy with the decision, and had sought to take the contract talks to a third-party arbitrator.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
  • But their response was to go into court themselves and ask that the courts throw out the arbitrator’s ruling in her favor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The union signed the agreement with the city after a panel of arbitrators awarded the contract.
    — Laura McCrystal, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
  • Bill Graham was supposed to be a fair witness, an arbitrator, a guy in the middle.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
  • So far, the courts and an arbitrator have ruled in favor of the Coliseum.
    — Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The arbitrator then will have 60 to 90 days to make a decision.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In it, the arbitrator went to great lengths to plead with Linda and Leigh to put aside their differences.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024

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