nnoun.personsomeone with the power to settle matters at willSynset:supreme authority
Examples:- she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion
Hypernyms:expert
Inherited Hypernyms:arbiterexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:arbiterexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personsomeone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issueSynset:arbitrator umpire
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:arbitrate
Hypernyms:evaluator judge
Inherited Hypernyms:arbiterevaluatorauthorityexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:arbiterevaluatorauthorityexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:third party
Full Hyponyms:third party