Arbitrate (Verb)
Meaning
Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- A neutral third-party judge was called to arbitrate between the two rival companies in the high-stakes lawsuit.
- Her excellent negotiation skills allowed her to arbitrate a mutually beneficial agreement between the union representatives and the company's management.
- As an experienced mediator, she was brought in to arbitrate the ongoing dispute between the local residents and the corporation over environmental concerns.
- The labor board will arbitrate the complaints and decide whether the company has been violating employees' rights.
- The celebrity couple agreed to let their therapist arbitrate in their divorce proceedings to minimize the publicity surrounding the split.