Found 3 items, similar to arbiter.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: arbiter
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: arbiter
arbiter
n 1: someone with the power to settle matters at will;
“she was
the final arbiter on all matters of fashion” [syn:
supreme authority
]
2: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue [syn:
arbitrator]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Arbiter
Arbiter
\Ar"bi*ter\, n. [L. arbiter; ar- (for ad) + the root of
betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.]
1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a
controversy between them.
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Note: In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word.
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2. Any person who has the power of judging and determining,
or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding
and governing is not limited.
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For Jove is arbiter of both to man. --Cowper.
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Syn: Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller;
ruler; governor.
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Arbiter
\Ar"bi*ter\, v. t.
To act as arbiter between. [Obs.]
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