arbitrator

Definitions

An independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute.

A person who has the power to judge or decide in a matter of contention.

Examples

The two parties agreed to hire an independent arbitrator to resolve their contract dispute.

After hours of negotiation, the arbitrator finally proposed a settlement that both sides could accept.

The labor union and the management team met with an arbitrator to discuss the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement.

Synonyms

mediator adjudicator umpire referee conciliator judge intercessor

Antonyms

litigant disputant contestant adversary opponent partisan agitator