Meaning & use
Arbitrating
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Acting as an impartial third party to settle a dispute between two other parties.
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The retired judge spent her later career arbitrating labor disputes.
A neutral panel is arbitrating the contract disagreement between the two companies.
A note on using this word
Unlike a mediator, an arbitrator typically issues a binding decision rather than merely facilitating agreement.
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mediatingadjudicating
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