arbiters

Noun

arbiter (plural arbiters)

1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
   • In order to protect individual liberty there must be an arbiter between the governing powers and the governed.1931, William Bennett Munro, The government of the United States, national, state, and local, page 495
2. (with-of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
   • Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.
3. A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.
4. The person who oversees a chess match and ensures the rules are followed.
   • The arbiter shall use his best judgement when determining the times to be shown on the replacement chess clock.2014 April 30, Nicolae Sfetcu, The Game of Chess, Nicolae Sfetcu, page 109

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