词性：n
音标：/ ˈɑr bɪ tər /
释义：仲裁者，裁决人，[影响社会潮流，规范等的]权威人士 a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter
Synonyms: authority, judge, controller
An arbiter is someone selected to judge and settle a dispute. When Doc and Grumpy disagreed over whose turn it was to stay late at the mine, they chose Snow White as an arbiter.
Arbiter, from the Latin, means "one who goes somewhere as witness or judge.” The arbiter of a baseball game is called an umpire. In football and basketball, the arbiter is a referee. Arbitration is a type of conflict resolution in which a neutral person — the arbiter — hears the details of a dispute and makes a legally-binding decision about its resolution.