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.
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