arbitrator
noun
a person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences, especially one formally empowered to examine the facts and decide the issue.
arbitrators
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pluralof arbitrator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Healthcare providers have complained that insurers don’t always pay out the amounts that arbitrators award.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Patients are no longer responsible for those bills, but their insurers battle doctors over how much they will have to pay, with each side proposing an amount to arbitrators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The panel of arbitrators can call witnesses to give evidence, in person or via video link.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The decisions reached in arbitration are often secret, and arbitrators are not usually required to write the sorts of publicly available opinions justifying the reasons for their decisions in the way that courts must.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
General sympathy was with the men; and the arbitrators to whom their grievances were submitted awarded most of their demands.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
