1. to settle a dispute by acting as an impartial judge
2. to submit a dispute to an arbitrator for settlement
Usage: legal

Examples

• The judge will arbitrate the contract dispute between the two companies.
• A neutral third party was chosen to arbitrate the labor negotiations.
• The league commissioner arbitrated the disagreement between the teams.
• They decided to arbitrate rather than go to court.
• The union and management agreed to arbitrate their differences.
• An experienced lawyer was hired to arbitrate the property settlement.