arbiter

«arbiter» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who settles an argument or decides who is right — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (arbiter, arbiters)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who settles an argument or decides who is right. tree →

2) A person who has great power to decide what is good, like in fashion or taste. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and news: the referee is the arbiter of the game; magazines are arbiters of fashion. Phrases: «final arbiter», «arbiter of taste».

examples

• The referee is the final arbiter on the pitch. tree →
• Mum acted as arbiter in our argument. tree →
• The court is the arbiter in disputes. tree →
• The magazine was the arbiter of style. tree →
• A fair arbiter listens to both sides. tree →
• Let the teacher be the arbiter. tree →

note

Similar: judge, referee, arbitrator. Formal.

In the corpora

• There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «arbiter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.