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decider

noun

Definition of decider

as in selector

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as in arbiter

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Recent Examples of decider The intensity level on the field and in the stands will be something to see in this Marine League title-decider. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The defender scored the 90th-minute decider against Roma last week. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 The Padres steal a game in Milwaukee, earn a split in San Diego, and outslug the Brewers in the late innings of a series decider. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 That leaves the Atlanta Board of Education as the final decider. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Following the World Cup disappointment, Artan has since taken charge of league games in Somalia as well as the Kuwaiti Premier League title decider at the end of June. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Belgium’s Charles De Ketelaere was able to find the back of Unai Simón’s net to become the only player to do so thus far in the World Cup, but Mikel Merino’s 88th-minute goal was the decider in this 2-1 victory for Spain. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

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Noun

Vanguart’s follow-up watch, the Orb, was three years in the making, and became the world’s first tourbillon featuring a function selector to switch between manual and automatic modes.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of selector

Noun

In other words, cities are going to be the main arbiters of robotaxi permission for the foreseeable future.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Trans women and femmes have emerged as arbiters of Brazil’s dance music scene, from the body politics of Katy e as Abusadas’s abrasive funk bruxaria, to Pabllo Vittar’s high-glam pop crossovers.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of arbiter

Noun

Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.

— Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Definition of chooser

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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

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

Definition of arbitrator

Noun

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

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

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