arbitrate
verb (used with object)
to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine.
arbitrates
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present tense formof arbitrate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She arbitrates among the parties, first for outright dismissal and then for a more reasonable, so to speak, ransom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He arbitrates disputes, much like any TV judge, but his show lacks the self-serious demeanor of other shows that try to replicate a real-life courtroom, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
So the Advisory Commission, which arbitrates between the victims of spoliation and the holders of disputed cultural property, is often claimants’ only recourse.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2021
Instead, they’re pushing for a complete overhaul of the system by which the university arbitrates sexual harassment claims.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2017
He is not just who arbitrates by will.
From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Frank Lee Woodward
