arbitrators
Neutral decision makers
Arbitrators are people who settle disputes between parties, typically as an alternative to court litigation.
Unlike mediators, who facilitate negotiation, arbitrators hear evidence and render binding decisions.
Labor disputes, commercial contracts, and international trade agreements commonly specify arbitration: The arbitrators ruled in favor of the union.
Both sides agreed to accept the arbitrator's decision.
Resolving disputes through dialogue
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
liaison · mediator · reconciler · broker · intercessor · negotiator · third-party · neutral
Judicial decision-making body
- rulingFormal legal determination
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- decisionSettled course of action
verdict · award · hearing · binding · clause · enforceable · proceedings · statute
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
conflict · claim · controversy · disagreement · impasse · deadlock · breach · remedy
Just and equal treatment
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- neutralityState of taking sides
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
disinterest · nonpartisanship · equity · fair-mindedness · detachment · dispassion · open-mindedness · balance
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- maritimeOf the sea
construction · consumer · employment · trade · FINRA · AAA · ICC · contractual
conciliation
Resolving disputes through dialogue
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
go-between · liaison · mediator · reconciler · broker · intercessor · negotiator · third-party · neutral · settler
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- rulingFormal legal determination
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
decision · verdict · award · hearing · binding · clause · enforceable · proceedings · statute · panel
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- agreementShared position between parties
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
grievance · conflict · claim · controversy · disagreement · impasse · deadlock · breach · remedy · award
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- neutralityState of taking sides
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
evenhandedness · disinterest · nonpartisanship · equity · fair-mindedness · detachment · dispassion · open-mindedness · balance · integrity
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
maritime · construction · consumer · employment · trade · FINRA · AAA · ICC · contractual · investment
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, negotiator, negotiators, conciliator
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- adjudicatorsarbiters, referee, referees, umpire, umpires
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
- intermediariesmiddleman, middlemen, go-between, go-betweens, broker
- arbitrationaward, binding decision, panelist, adjudication, adjudicator
arbitratorspartisans
Staunch factional supporters
advocates · lobbyists · zealots · champions · proponents
arbitratorsinstigators
Those who initiate trouble
agitators · provocateurs · combatants · antagonists · belligerents
arbitratorslitigants
Parties in a lawsuit
petitioners · claimants · appellants · defendants · plaintiffs