arbiter
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
arbiter
- /ˈɑː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈɑɹ.bɪ.tɚ/ Canada, US
- [ˈɑɹ.bɪ.ɾɚ] Canada, US
- /ˈaː.bɪ.tə(ɹ)/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English arbiter, arbytour, arbitre, from Old French arbitre, from Latin arbiter (“a witness, judge, literally one who goes to see”).
noun arbiters
- A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator. In order to protect individual liberty there must be an arbiter between the governing powers and the governed.
- A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
- A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
- The person who oversees a chess match and ensures the rules are followed. The arbiter shall use his best judgement when determining the times to be shown on the replacement chess clock.
verb arbiters · arbitering · arbitered
- To act as an arbiter. Worse, since there was no institution to arbiter disagreements between Parliament and the government, whenever Parliament voted against the government on the smallest issues, coalitions fragmented, and governments had to be recomposed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: arbitrator, supreme authority, arbitrate, arbitration, adjudicative, adjudication, adjudicator, judge, mediator, refereeing, conciliator, arbitrage, bailiff, instance, ref, referee
Translations
Every language
noun a person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them
| Español | árbitro, árbitra, arbitrador |
|---|---|
| Português | árbitro |
| Français | arbitre |
| Deutsch | Schlichter, Schiedsrichter, Vermittler, Schiedsmann, Schiedsfrau |
| Română | arbitru |
| Русский | арби́тр arbítr |
noun judge without control
| Français | arbitre |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gebieter, Herr, Lenker, Richter |
| Русский | повели́тель povelítelʹ, повели́тельница povelítelʹnica, властели́н vlastelín, влады́ка vladýka, власти́тель vlastítelʹ, власти́тельница vlastítelʹnica |
Talk about this word "arbiter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arbiter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arbiter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arbiter "arbiter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arbiter.Cite this
@misc{arbiter_2026,
title = {arbiter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arbiter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
