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# arbiter

noun (arbiter, arbiters)

«arbiter» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who settles an argument or decides who is right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#m1)
2. A person who has great power to decide what is good, like in fashion or taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#x1)
- Mum acted as arbiter in our argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#x2)
- The court is the arbiter in disputes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#x3)
- The magazine was the arbiter of style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#x4)
- A fair arbiter listens to both sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#x5)
- Let the teacher be the arbiter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/#x6)

### Note

Similar: judge, referee, arbitrator. Formal.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means someone who could judge between Job and God and put a hand on both.

**Interpretation.** Job feels that no one can stand between God and a human, and later readers see this as a longing for justice.

### Examples

- There is no arbiter betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. (Writings JOB.9.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/arbiter/#x1)

### Note

Similar: judge, referee, arbitrator. Formal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «arbiter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbiter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«arbiter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arbiter.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «arbiter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/arbiter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«arbiter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/arbiter.html) on Mova free.