arbitrates
Judges between parties
Arbitrates means to act as a neutral party who settles a dispute between others.
An arbitrator hears both sides and renders a binding decision: The commission arbitrates labor disputes between unions and management.
More loosely, to arbitrate is to decide between competing options or claims: Market forces arbitrate which products succeed.
One who decides
- adjudicatesFormally decides disputes
- decidesReaches a conclusion
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- determinesSettles or concludes
verdict · decision · tribunal · ruling · referee · umpire · magistrate · decree
Facilitates dispute resolution
- settlesComes to rest
- resolvesSettles or concludes firmly
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
- intervenesActs to alter events
conciliates · negotiates · disputes · conflicts · grievances · claims · disagreements · controversies
Not favoring any side
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- objectivePurpose or goal
- impartialShowing no preference
evenhanded · disinterested · nonpartisan · equitable · detached · dispassionate · balanced · just
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
outcome · remedy · award · finding · determination · closure · terms · reconciliation
judge
One who decides
- adjudicatesFormally decides disputes
- decidesReaches a conclusion
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
determines · verdict · decision · tribunal · ruling · referee · umpire · magistrate · decree · adjudication
mediates
Facilitates dispute resolution
- settlesComes to rest
- resolvesSettles or concludes firmly
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
intervenes · conciliates · negotiates · disputes · conflicts · grievances · claims · disagreements · controversies · complaints
neutral
Not favoring any side
impartial · evenhanded · disinterested · nonpartisan · equitable · detached · dispassionate · balanced · just · independent
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
resolution · outcome · remedy · award · finding · determination · closure · terms · reconciliation · consensus
arbitratesadvocates
Those who support causes
sides with · plays favorites · partisans · champions · favors
arbitratesinflames
Arouses intense emotion
escalates · aggravates · incites · fans the flames · instigates
arbitratesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
abstains · withdraws · washes hands of · disengages · looks the other way
- binding arbitrationLegally enforceable private judgment
- legal arbitrationPrivate dispute settlement process
- forced arbitrationRequired private dispute settlement
- mandatory arbitrationRequired private dispute settlement
- arbitration boardPanel resolving formal disputes
- arbitration panelBody resolving disputes privately
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