arbiter

Example Sentences

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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

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

So the key distinction is that there’s a neutral arbiter.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

“He’s now proven himself as an effective arbiter and peacemaker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Short-cropped salt- and-pepper hair, glasses, he was a patient, almost invisible arbiter of justice with an occasional strained pitch in his voice to punctuate the frustrations this case had inspired in him.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel