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arbiter

UK /ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/US /ˈɑɹ.bɪ.tɚ/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

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A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
- In order to protect individual liberty there must be an arbiter between the governing powers and the governed. — 1931
•
A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
- Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
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The person who oversees a chess match and ensures the rules are followed.
- The arbiter shall use his best judgement when determining the times to be shown on the replacement chess clock. — 2014
A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.

verb1

To act as an arbiter.

forms

arbitered · arbitering · arbiters

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