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arbitrate

1 of 1verb
/ˈɑrbɪtreɪt/
Forms:arbitrates,arbitrating,arbitrated,arbitrated
1

to officially resolve a disagreement between people

transitive
  • The two companies, unable to reach an agreement, decided to have a third party arbitrate their dispute.
  • To avoid a lengthy court trial, they chose to arbitrate their differences through mediation.
  • The HR manager was called upon to arbitrate the dispute between two employees.
  • The judge was asked to arbitrate the disagreement between the two parties involved in the business contract.
  • The parents asked their older child to arbitrate the argument between their younger siblings.