arbiter
noun (arbiter, arbiters)
Everyday
- A person who settles an argument or decides who is right. tree →
- A person who has great power to decide what is good, like in fashion or taste. tree →
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 →
- Mum acted as arbiter in our argument. tree →
- The court is the arbiter in disputes. tree →
- The magazine was the arbiter of style. tree →
- A fair arbiter listens to both sides. tree →
- Let the teacher be the arbiter. tree →
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 →
Note
Similar: judge, referee, arbitrator. Formal.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «arbiter» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «arbiter» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «arbiter» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «arbiter» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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