arbitrator
Neutral third party
An arbitrator is a person chosen to settle a dispute between parties, functioning like a private judge.
Unlike mediators, who facilitate negotiation, arbitrators hear evidence and render binding decisions.
The role appears in labor disputes, commercial contracts, and international conflicts: The arbitrator ruled in favor of the union.
Arbitration offers an alternative to court litigation.
Neutral conflict resolver
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
peacemaker · reconciler · liaison · negotiator · moderator · intercessor · broker · resolver
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
reconciliation · decision · ruling · determination · outcome · closure · award · finding
Sports rule enforcer
- umpireSports match official
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- rulingFormal legal determination
- callContact by phone
review · challenge · foul · penalty · infraction · replay · decision · match
Showing no preference
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- neutralNot favoring any side
- objectivePurpose or goal
- fairImpartial and unbiased
evenhanded · disinterested · nonpartisan · dispassionate · independent · detached · fair-minded · unprejudiced
Perceiving sound waves
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- proceedingAct of going forward
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
testimony · evidence · submission · argument · claim · counterclaim · discovery · brief
Judicial decision-making body
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- litigationLegal dispute process
- statuteEnacted written rule
enforcement · compliance · jurisprudence · judicial · bench · bar · magistrate · injunction
Verbal clash over differences
- conflictOpposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
complaint · claim · case · matter · contention · impasse · deadlock · quarrel
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
go-between · peacemaker · reconciler · liaison · negotiator · moderator · intercessor · broker · resolver · ombudsman
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- accordHarmony between parties
resolution · reconciliation · decision · ruling · determination · outcome · closure · award · finding · judgment
referee
Sports rule enforcer
- umpireSports match official
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- rulingFormal legal determination
call · review · challenge · foul · penalty · infraction · replay · decision · match · contest
impartial
Showing no preference
fair · evenhanded · disinterested · nonpartisan · dispassionate · independent · detached · fair-minded · unprejudiced · balanced
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- proceedingAct of going forward
adjudication · testimony · evidence · submission · argument · claim · counterclaim · discovery · brief · award
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- litigationLegal dispute process
statute · enforcement · compliance · jurisprudence · judicial · bench · bar · magistrate · injunction · sanction
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- conflictOpposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
controversy · complaint · claim · case · matter · contention · impasse · deadlock · quarrel · clash
union
Joining into one
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
lockout · wages · workplace · employer · employee · NLRB · seniority · benefits · termination · reinstatement
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- Dealmakingdeal, negotiator, bargaining, offer, counteroffer
- justice workerspolice officer, detective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, negotiator, negotiators, conciliator
- negotiatorsnegotiator, bargainer, dealmaker, mediator, haggler
arbitratorpartisan
Biased toward one side
advocate · stakeholder · litigant · disputant · plaintiff
arbitratortroublemaker
One who creates discord
agitator · provoker · instigator · provocateur · rabble-rouser
arbitratorpartisan
Biased toward one side
advocate · zealot · propagandist · lobbyist · cheerleader
- 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
arbitration, arbitrate, arbitrated, arbitrates, arbitrating, arbitrators, arbitrations