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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ARBITER

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

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1. Digby Warde-Aldam:

   Surely no arbiter in their right mind could have let such hectoring, cultural studies-sanctioned guff slip through the net?

2. 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.

3. John Cornyn:

   Judge Kavanaugh is an exceptionally qualified jurist who will be a fair and impartial arbiter of the law and will not legislate from the bench, throughout his tenure, Judge Kavanaugh has served with a high moral standard and demonstrated a clear commitment to faithfully interpreting the Constitution.

4. Matthew Prince:

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

5. Trey Gowdy:

   This confirms doubts about the completeness of Clinton’s self-selected public record and raises serious questions about Hillary Clinton decision to erase Hillary Clinton personal server — especially before it could be analyzed by an independent, neutral third party arbiter.