arbiter

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After retiring in 2013, he joined a private Washington law practice where he handled official arbiter missions.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

As Iran’s spiritual leader and its highest authority, Khamenei, 85, was the ultimate arbiter in state affairs, including the economy, education and defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

These purges, analysts say, effectively have transformed the Central Military Commission from a decision-making body into a personal secretariat, cementing Xi as the sole arbiter of military power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It raises a profound question: can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain secret?

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Even the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the official keeper of the world’s time and arbiter of all things chronological, planned to be swamped by the revelers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife