arbitrator

arbitrator
    n 1: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the
         critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern
         literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the
         consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to
         settle the tax case" [syn: {arbiter}, {arbitrator},
         {umpire}]
    

Arbitrator \Ar"bi*tra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F.
   arbitrateur.]
   1. A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties
      who have a controversy, to determine their differences.
      See {Arbitration}.
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   2. One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without
      control; a ruler; a governor.
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            Though Heaven be shut,
            And Heaven's high Arbitrators sit secure. --Milton.
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            Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a
            peace.                                --Addison.
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   Syn: Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See {Judge}.
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "arbitrator":
      JP, Justice, arbiter, bencher, broker, connection, contact, critic,
      go-between, his honor, his lordship, his worship,
      impartial arbitrator, indicator, interagent, intermediary,
      intermediate, intermedium, internuncio, interpleader, judge,
      justice, magistrate, mediator, medium, middleman, moderator,
      negotiant, negotiator, referee, third party, umpire,
      unbiased observer