deciders
Those settling disputes
Deciders is the plural of decider—those who make decisions or settle matters.
In sports, a decider is a final game or match that breaks a tie: The series went to a decider.
More broadly, deciders are the people with authority to choose: The real deciders aren't in this room.
Neutral third-party deciders
- adjudicatorsThose who formally decide
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- refereesSports match arbiters
- umpiresSports contest officials
mediators · evaluators · assessors · panelists · jurors · selectors · examiners · reviewers
Those who settle disputes
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
- kingmakersThose who decide leadership
- influencersPeople with online sway
- power-brokersThose wielding hidden influence
stakeholders · executives · administrators · controllers · regulators · directors · managers · officials
Sports match arbiters
- umpiresSports contest officials
- officialsThose holding formal power
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- tiebreakersMethods to resolve draws
playoffs · overtime · shootout · finals · championship · VAR · scorers · closers
Those who cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituentsParts of a whole
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- superdelegatesUnpledged convention voters
caucus-goers · pollsters · undecideds · ballots · kingmakers
arbitrators
Neutral third-party deciders
- adjudicatorsThose who formally decide
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- refereesSports match arbiters
umpires · mediators · evaluators · assessors · panelists · jurors · selectors · examiners · reviewers · screeners
arbiters
Those who settle disputes
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
- kingmakersThose who decide leadership
- influencersPeople with online sway
power-brokers · stakeholders · executives · administrators · controllers · regulators · directors · managers · officials · policymakers
referees
Sports match arbiters
tiebreakers · playoffs · overtime · shootout · finals · championship · VAR · scorers · closers
voters
Those who cast ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- constituentsParts of a whole
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
superdelegates · caucus-goers · pollsters · undecideds · ballots · kingmakers
- Big GamesSuper Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, championship game
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
deciderswaverers
People unable to commit
fence-sitters · ditherers · procrastinators · vacillators · wafflers
decidersfollowers
People who support someone
subordinates · subjects · pawns · bystanders · rank and file