English > arbitrate: 1 sense > verb 1, communicationMeaning | Act between parties with a view to reconciling differences. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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Model | Sam and Sue arbitrate |
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Synonyms | intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise |
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Broader | negociate, negotiate, talk terms | discuss the terms of an arrangement |
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Spanish | arbitrar, interceder, intermediar, mediar |
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Catalan | arbitrar, intercedir, mitjançar |
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Adjectives | arbitrable | appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration |
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arbitrative | relating to or having the authority to arbitrate |
Nouns | arbiter, arbitrator | someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue |
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arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement | the act of deciding as an arbiter |
arbitration | (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) |