Arbitrator (Noun)
Meaning
Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The labor dispute was sent to an arbitrator who would make a binding decision.
- She was chosen to be the arbitrator in the celebrity divorce case.
- The parties agreed to accept the arbitrator's decision as final.
- In complex business disputes, a neutral third-party arbitrator is often used.
- A professional mediator served as the arbitrator in the contract negotiation dispute.