arbiter

Example Sentences

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In the end, the senior D.E.A. official said, officials at the Justice Department, serving as arbiters, secured an agreement about how to proceed.

From New York Times

They called his decision “unprecedented” and accused him of effectively becoming a third party in the case, acting as a “catalyst for social and political change” rather than a neutral arbiter.

From Los Angeles Times

While individual agencies are supposed to appoint a neutral arbiter to look into complaints, Mr. Byrnes said the C.I.A. had not done that.

From New York Times

“In the past the army acted as an arbiter of political disputes. Today, the country has no institution that can play that role.”

From New York Times

Newton told Riordan that it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to give advice, as his job required him to be an independent arbiter, not a collaborator.

From Los Angeles Times