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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Debate & discussion
agent provocateur
agora
argue
argue against something
argue for something
bargainer
beard
controversial
hash
kick around
no ifs or butsidiom
no-platform
no-platforming
on the doorstep
proposer
uncontroversially
undialectical
undiscussed
war of words
wash (something) up

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Industrial relations

arbitrator | Business English

arbitrator
noun[ C ]
 LAWuk /ˈɑːbɪtreɪtər/ us /ˈɑːrbɪtreɪṱɚ/
someone who has been officially chosen to make a decision that ends a legal disagreement without it having to be solved in court:
An arbitrator is expected to issue a ruling by early July.

Examples of arbitrator

arbitrator
As men grew older, their political power as arbitrators of community and clan disputes increased as well, peaking when they were elders\\senior elders.
Intervention in such cases revealed the role of the monarch as arbitrator between conflicting interests of corporate groups in the colony.
Some critics were also concerned that the limit on judicial enforcement powers in the amendment would make it difficult or impossible to enforce arbitrator's awards.
All they need to resolve their dispute is the arbitrator's decision-appealing to the plaintiff's rule as an authoritative rule makes no additional difference to them.
To reiterate, the arbitrators were not all oligarchs and were men at rather different stages of their borough careers.
Both the mediator and the arbitrator wish to save the group unity from the danger of splitting up.
Conciliators and arbitrators, for example, were outside government control.
While this served to siphon off discontent, it also brought grievances before arbitrators who on occasion urged employers to meet workers' demands.
After the firing, the arbitrator repeats the lower-layer cycle until no other rules can be enabled.
Another case might be where an arbitrator does say something about the relevant reasons.
Assume that after hearing both sides the arbitrator tells them that the valid rule is the fair one.
The real issue here, however, is not how to treat the arbitrator's decision.
By bringing people in conflict together, arbitrators of all statuses helped to establish their own prominence.
The upper-layer cycle stops when the arbitrator cannot find new probable rules.
Liberals can regard the state as a protector, insurer, and arbitrator, but not as a big brother or an active partner in individual pursuits.
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