Synonyms for arbiter
ˈɑr bɪ tərar·biter

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1. arbiter

   A judge, in the legal sense, is a judicial officer appointed or elected to preside in courts of law, and to decide legal questions duly brought before him; the name is sometimes given to other legally constituted officers; as, the judges of election; in other relations, any person duly appointed to pass upon the merits of contestants or of competing articles may be called a judge; as, the judges at an agricultural fair, or at a race-track; in the widest sense, any person who has good capacity for judging is called a judge; as, a person is said to be a judge of pictures, or a good judge of a horse, etc. In most games the judge is called an umpire; as, the umpire of a game of ball or cricket. A referee is appointed by a court to decide disputed matters between litigants; an arbitrator is chosen by the contending parties to decide matters in dispute without action by a court. In certain cases an umpire is appointed by a court to decide where arbitrators disagree. Arbiter, with its suggestion of final and absolute decision, has come to be used only in a high or sacred sense; as, war must now be the arbiter; the Supreme Arbiter of our destinies. The judges of certain courts, as the United States Supreme Court, are technically known as justices.

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, judge, justice, referee, umpire

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1. arbiter

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, judge, umpire, moderator, director, referee, adjudicator

   Antonyms:
   appellant, claimant, disputant, litigant

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1. arbiter, supreme authoritynoun

   someone with the power to settle matters at will

   "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, umpire, supreme authority

2. arbiter, arbitrator, umpirenoun

   someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

   "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, ump, umpire, supreme authority

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1. arbiternoun

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, umpire, judge, referee

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1. List of paraphrases for "arbiter":

   arbitrator, referee, adjudicator, umpire

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1. ARBITER

   Synonyms:
   Arterial Biology for the Investigation of the Treatment Effects of Reducing cholesterol

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1. Trey Gowdy:

   While it is not clear precisely when Secretary Clinton decided to permanently delete all emails from her server, it appears she made the decision after October 28, 2014, when the Department of State for the first time asked the secretary to return her public record to the Department, not only was the secretary the sole arbiter of what was a public record, she also summarily decided to delete all emails from her server ensuring no one could check behind her analysis in the public interest.

2. Jamal Ware:

   Chairman ?Gowdy granted a reasonable extension because for him this is not about politics. It is about getting all relevant documents for the committee, he still believes the best option for Secretary Clinton is to turn over her server to a neutral arbiter to independently determine what should be in the public domain. The committee has no interest in her personal emails.

3. Matthew Prince:

   We continue to feel incredibly uncomfortable about playing the role of content arbiter and do not plan to exercise it often.

4. United States:

   We believe China in particular has a responsibility to use its influence with President Vladimir Putin and to defend the international rules and principles that it professes to support, instead, it appears that China is moving in the opposite direction by refusing to condemn this aggression while seeking to portray itself as a neutral arbiter.

5. Rusty Hardin:

   A father believed he had the right to discipline his children. He made a mistake. In unintended consequences, his son was hurt, He pled to a court and accepted punishment and wanted to resume his career, and now the NFL has decided they’re going to be the arbiter of what’s appropriate discipline for a child and whether a person is or is not feeling significant remorse.