Arbiter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
  • n. One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: an arbiter of fashion. See Synonyms at judge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
  • n. A person or object having the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
  • v. To act as arbiter.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.
  • n. Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
  • v. To act as arbiter between.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A person chosen by the parties in a controversy to decide their differences; one who decides points at issue; an arbitrator; a referee; an umpire.
  • n. In a general sense, a person who has the power of judging and determining absolutely according to his own pleasure; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited; one who has a matter under his sole authority for adjudication.
  • To act as arbiter between; judge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  • n. someone with the power to settle matters at will
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expert   
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    Words with the same meaning
    umpire    referee    governor    arbitrator    controller    director    ruler    judge    mastery   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arbitrator    umpire    mediator    lawgiver    arbitration    referee    tribunal    executor    arbitrament