arbiter
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bɪ noun
1.
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
2.
a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English arbitour, arbitre < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin arbiter
1350–1400; Middle English arbitour, arbitre < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin arbiter
Related forms
su·per·ar·bi·ter, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person empowered to judge in a dispute; referee; arbitrator |
| 2. | a person having complete control of something |
| [C15: from Latin, of obscure origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
arbiter
c.1500, from L. arbiter "one who goes somewhere (as witness or judge)," from ad- "to" + baetere "to come, go." The spec. sense of "one chosen by two disputing parties to decide the matter" is from 1540s. The earliest form of the word attested in English is the fem. noun arbitress (mid-14c.) "a woman
who settles disputes."
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Example sentences
Such reasoning is sensible if you regard the ability to produce market value as the sole arbiter of social value.
I'm going to let the course chair be the arbiter on this one.
You are not the arbiter of what other people should do.
The airport management module serves as an arbiter and sequencer.
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