arbiter, arbitrator, umpire
(noun) 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”
arbiter, supreme authority
(noun) someone with the power to settle matters at will; “she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arbiter (plural arbiters)
A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
(with of) 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.
(electronics) A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
arbiter (third-person singular simple present arbiters, present participle arbitering, simple past and past participle arbitered)
(transitive) To act as arbiter.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ar"bi*ter, n. Etym: [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.
Note: In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word.
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. For Jove is arbiter of both to man. Cowper.
Syn.
– Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor.
Ar"bi*ter, v. t.
Definition: To act as arbiter between. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
