[
UK
/ˈɑːbɪtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈɑɹbɪtɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈɑɹbɪtɝ/ ]
NOUN
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someone with the power to settle matters at will
she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion -
someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants
an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case
the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature
How To Use arbiter In A Sentence
- Lacy argued that he was misled by Stello when the arbiter pumped him out at second during an apparent steal attempt.
- The arbiter device receives requests for data transfers from the master devices and selectively transmits the requests to the slave devices.
- Soon, however, social turmoil swept the country, weakening the monarch's effectiveness as an arbiter of political disputes, and exacerbating communal violence among Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa, the three major ethnic communities.
- The title of chief was largely a matter of prestige, as authority was exercised by the consensus of those of high status, who would act as arbiters in dispute resolution.
- Despite John's objections to psychological explanations, the mother functions as the sexualized prize and arbiter in this fraternal rivalry when the brothers come to blows on her doorstep.
- Examine any classic photograph of the original arbiter of style in golf, Ben Hogan, and notice the cuffs on his slacks.
- Not that I'm setting myself up as an arbiter of good taste or reasonableness.
- The army, however, is hardly a neutral arbiter.
- Rajko Vujatovic - chessboxing chess arbiter for the night ChessBase News
- And, besides, it's such good fun to see how one virtuous man can so disconcert you captains of industry and arbiters of destiny. THEFT