arbitrating
Judging between parties
Arbitrating is serving as an impartial judge to settle a dispute between parties.
An arbitrator hears both sides and renders a binding decision, distinct from a mediator who merely facilitates negotiation.
Labor disputes, contract disagreements, and international conflicts may all be resolved through arbitration: The retired judge is arbitrating the contract dispute between the union and management.
Discussing to reach agreement
- interveningComing between to affect
- intermediatingFacilitating between two parties
- brokeringNegotiating deals between parties
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
reconciling · settling · resolving · conciliating · peacemaking · go-between · diplomacy · interceding
Formal legal determination
- decidingMaking a choice
- judgingForming an opinion
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
deliberating · weighing · evaluating · assessing · considering · reviewing · examining · interpreting
Legally or morally required
- finalLast and decisive
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- conclusiveEnding all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
determining · unappealable · irrevocable · ruling · decree · mandate · enforceable · adjudicating
Not favoring any side
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- objectivePurpose or goal
- evenhandedFair to all parties
- fairImpartial and unbiased
disinterested · nonpartisan · dispassionate · equitable · detached · judicious · fair-minded · unprejudiced
Formal claim of unfairness
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- conflictOpposition between parties
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
contention · case · matter · complaint · labor · commercial · international · contract
negotiating
Discussing to reach agreement
- interveningComing between to affect
- intermediatingFacilitating between two parties
- brokeringNegotiating deals between parties
facilitating · reconciling · settling · resolving · conciliating · peacemaking · go-between · diplomacy · interceding · bridging
ruling
Formal legal determination
- decidingMaking a choice
- judgingForming an opinion
- determiningEstablishing with certainty
hearing · deliberating · weighing · evaluating · assessing · considering · reviewing · examining · interpreting · pronouncing
binding
Legally or morally required
- finalLast and decisive
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- conclusiveEnding all debate
definitive · determining · unappealable · irrevocable · ruling · decree · mandate · enforceable · adjudicating · pronouncement
neutral
Not favoring any side
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- objectivePurpose or goal
- evenhandedFair to all parties
fair · disinterested · nonpartisan · dispassionate · equitable · detached · judicious · fair-minded · unprejudiced · blindfolded
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- conflictOpposition between parties
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
disagreement · contention · case · matter · complaint · labor · commercial · international · contract · boundary
- negotiationsbargaining, offer, counteroffer, counter offer, compromise
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- helping actionshelping, aiding, assisting, supporting, enabling
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- reconcilingforgiving, apologizing, mending, peacemaking, mediating
- handlingdealing with, handling, managing, coping, addressing
arbitratingadvocating
Publicly supporting a cause
taking sides · disputing · quarreling · representing · fighting
arbitratinginstigating
Prompting action to begin
provoking · inflaming · escalating · inciting · agitating
- 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