ARBITER


Meaning of ARBITER in English

ˈärbə]d.ər, ˈȧbə]d.ə, ]tə(r) sometimes ÷ -ˌbī] noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English arbitre, arbitour, from Middle French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (akin to Umbrian ařputrati according to judgment), perhaps from ad- + -biter (from baetere to go)

1. : a person having the authority to decide a matter in dispute : judge ; especially : one chosen by parties or appointed in their behalf by a court to determine a controversy between them

whenever a political body controls arbitration machinery, appoints arbiters, and enforces rulings — Christian Science Monitor

2. : a person or agency having absolute power of judging, determining, or ruling or one whose decisions are accepted as final

she … became the supreme arbiter of skating fashions — Maribel Y. Vinson

the market, overseas and at home, will be the final arbiter — Economist

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