Words / C2

AHB-it-uh/ˈɑːbɪtə/

An arbiter is a person with authority to settle a dispute or decide what is accepted: the arbiter of taste, arbiter of the dispute. To judge (already in the dictionary) is everyday and wider; a litigant (this batch) is a party to a case, not the decider. Peremptory (already in the dictionary) is of a tone that allows no discussion, not of the office. The marketing film does not mark the n.

Meaning

A person with the authority to settle a dispute or decide what is accepted.

Examples

• “The examiner is the arbiter of the n, not the marketing film.”
• “To judge is everyday (already in B1). A litigant is a party to a lawsuit (this batch). Peremptory is “no argument” (already in C2). A dated ruling can still be exact. A slogan that never states the cell is branding. Write the number; then the campaign.”

Good to know

A deciding authority. Everyday: judge / umpire (already in this dictionary). Close: litigant (a party — this batch). Contrast: peremptory (of tone — already in C2). A film is not an n.

Near in meaning

judge, umpire, adjudicator, referee

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