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
That's what is an arbiter, success and, as an Olympic diving judge would tell you, the degree of difficulty of the dive.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s an overt praising of police as a moral arbiter.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Eason appealed his firing, which was reviewed by an independent arbiter under the terms of his union’s contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
—Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s an overt praising of police as a moral arbiter.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Eason appealed his firing, which was reviewed by an independent arbiter under the terms of his union’s contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
—Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbiter
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Thibodeaux emerged from the turf with the ball, but referees ruled that the quarterback’s forward progress had stalled, meaning no change of possession occurred.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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As Hazan and many others inside professional and college sports told me, the leagues can’t possibly stop every player, coach, and referee from betting.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dylan, Olivia and Karagach's performance earned them 36/40 from the judges and plenty of high praise.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Vitello himself was suspended four games by the NCAA for chest-bumping an umpire during an argument in 2022.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The umpire called Robinson safe, while Berra animatedly disagreed.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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When things get fuzzy about what a child’s needs actually are, or parents feel they are being ignored, OSEP can help parents learn what their options are, and then can even become involved and serve as an arbitrator to figure out the best course of action.—
Joshua Cowen,
The Conversation,
17 Oct. 2025
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Phillips and the automaker went back and forth over the vehicle, with the arbitrator settling on a repurchase agreement that Phillips thought was unfair.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Arbiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbiter. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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