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arbiter

noun

ˈär-bə-tər

Definition of arbiter

as in referee

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy the dean of student affairs is the proper arbiter when a student disputes a grade

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Recent Examples of arbiter The chair who recommended directors must not be the sole arbiter of their evaluation. — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Known as the ultimate arbiter of American design and the pioneer of American Country, Sister Parish ushered in a new phase of design with Albert Hadley in 1962. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arbiter

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So common was this practice that by the middle of the century, insurance companies were regularly employing their own medical referees to submit thorough and unbiased reports for review.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The fight ended in a TKO loss to 9-1 Shannon Clark when the referee stepped in and stopped the fight.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of referee

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Separately, the three law professors contacted by The Post reviewed the judge's ruling in Bakken's case, as well as portions of Gist's memorandum and the legal official's email.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The family court judge in the case, Marlon Weiss, was appointed by DeSantis in 2025 to the Circuit Court in Broward.

— Jim Defede, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of judge

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Federal prosecutors say Cathcart was an umpire, including at Little League baseball games organized through the Waterford Coaches Association, and volunteered for youth hockey.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Wearing a blue-and-red batting helmet, a warm-up jacket, and military fatigues, the Cuban leader watched as Chávez delivered a fastball that the umpire called strike three.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of umpire

Noun

The agent can release it only when both the buyer and the seller agree in writing, or when a court or arbitrator orders it.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
That process has become so lucrative for the arbitrators that decide winners and losers that some of them now have profit margins that would make tech giants blush, my colleague Tara Bannow reports in a new story.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026

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