Meaning of ARBITRATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'ârbi`treytur
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue |
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| | Synonyms: | | arbiter |
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| | See Also: | | go-between, intermediary, intermediator, mediator, third party | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar"bi*tra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F.
arbitrateur.]
1. A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties
who have a controversy, to determine their differences.
See {Arbitration}.
2. One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without
control; a ruler; a governor.
Though Heaven be shut, And Heaven's high Arbitrators
sit secure. --Milton.
Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a
peace. --Addison.
Syn: Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See {Judge}.
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| | Definition: | | A private, disinterested person chosen by the parties in arbitration to hear evidence concerning the dispute and to make an award based on the evidence. |
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| | Related Terms: | | arbiter, bencher, broker, connection, contact, critic, go-between, his honor, his lordship, his worship, impartial arbitrator, indicator, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, internuncio, interpleader, JP, judge, Justice, magistrate, mediator, medium, middleman, moderator, negotiant, negotiator, referee, third party, umpire, unbiased observer |
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