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Definitions for arbiter
ˈɑr bɪ tərar·biter
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Princeton's WordNet
arbiter, supreme authoritynoun
someone with the power to settle matters at will
"she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"
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"
Wiktionary
arbiternoun
A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
arbiternoun
A person or object having the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
arbiterverb
To act as arbiter.
Etymology: arbitre, from arbiter, from ar- for ad- + betere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ARBITERnoun
Etymology: Lat.
He would put himself into the king’s hands, and make him arbiter of the peace. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Next him, high arbiter,
Chance governs all. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ii. l. 909.His majesty, in this great conjuncture, seems to be generally allowed for the sole arbiter of the affairs of christendom. William Temple.
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arbiter
An arbiter is an individual, group, or entity that has the power or authority to make decisions, resolve disputes, or pass judgments. They are often called upon to provide an impartial view or resolution in situations where there is a disagreement or conflict.
Webster Dictionary
Arbiternoun
a person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them
Arbiternoun
any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited
Arbiterverb
to act as arbiter between
Wikidata
Arbiter
Arbiter is a fictional ceremonial, religious, and political rank bestowed upon alien Covenant Elites in the Halo science fiction universe. In the 2004 video game Halo 2, the rank is given to a disgraced commander as a way to atone for his failures. Although the Arbiter is intended to die serving the Covenant leadership, the High Prophets, he survives his missions and the Prophets' subsequent betrayal of his kind. When he learns that the Prophets' plans would doom all sentient life in the galaxy to extinction, the Arbiter allies with the Covenant's enemies—humanity—and stops the ringworld Halo from being activated. The Arbiter is a playable character in Halo 2 and its 2007 sequel Halo 3; a different Arbiter appears in the 2009 real-time strategy game Halo Wars, which takes place 20 years before the events of the main trilogy. The appearance of the Arbiter in Halo 2 and the change in perspective from the main human protagonist Master Chief to a former enemy was a plot twist Halo developer Bungie kept highly secret. The character's name was changed from "Dervish" after concerns that the name reinforced a perceived United States versus Islam allegory in the game's plot. Award-winning actor Keith David lends his voice to the character in Halo 2 and 3, while David Sobolov voices the Arbiter of Halo Wars.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Arbiter
är′bit-ėr, n. one chosen by parties in controversy to decide between them: a judge having absolute power of decision: an arbitrator: umpire:—fem. Ar′bitress.—ns. Ar′bitrage, exercise of the functions of the arbiter; Arbit′rament, Arbit′rement, the decision of an arbiter: determination: choice.—v.i. Ar′bitrate, to act as an arbiter: to determine.—ns. Arbitrā′tion; Ar′bitrātor (same as Arbiter):—fem. Ar′bitrātrix.—Arbitration of exchange, the determination of the rate of exchange between two currencies when there are one or more intermediate places through which the operations must pass.—To submit to arbitration, to defer a matter of private, public, or international controversy to the judgment of certain persons selected. [L.—ar = ad, to, and bit-ĕre (cog. with Gr. bai-nein), to go or come; sig. one who comes to look on, a witness, a judge.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
arbiter
The judge to whom two persons refer their differences; not always judicial, but the arbiter, in his own person, of the fate of empires and peoples.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arbiter in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arbiter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of arbiter in a Sentence
National agricultural endowments need to be protected, the market has an important role to play but it shouldn't be the final arbiter of who gets food and where it comes from.
Her arrangement places her as the sole arbiter of what she considers private and what is beyond the view of the public.
An independent analysis of the private server Secretary Clinton used for the official conduct of U.S. government business is the best way to remove politics and personal consideration from the equation, having a neutral, third-party arbiter such as the State Department IG do a forensic analysis and document review is an eminently fair and reasonable means to determine what should be made public.
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.
A ferocious confrontation is shaping up between the will of the Hong Kong people and the Xi Jinping administration,( which is) determined to be the arbiter of things in Hong Kong.
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