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adjudicator

NOUN
arbiter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arbitrator go-between mediator moderator referee
STRONG
fixer holdout judge maven umpire
WEAK
middleperson
NOUN
arbitrator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arbiter go-between judge mediator referee umpire
STRONG
fixer holdout maven
WEAK
middleperson
NOUN
judge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority court critic expert inspector justice referee
STRONG
appraiser arbiter assessor bench chancellor conciliator evaluator honor intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary magistrate marshal moderator negotiator ombudsman peacemaker reconciler umpire warden
WEAK
justice of peace legal official magister
NOUN
jurisprudent
Synonyms
WEAK
appraiser arbiter assessor authority bench chancellor conciliator court critic evaluator expert honor inspector intercessor intermediary interpreter judiciary jurist justice justice of peace justice of the peace legal official magister magistrate marshal moderator negotiator peacemaker reconciler referee umpire warden
NOUN
negotiator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delegate diplomat mediator
STRONG
ambassador arbitrator broker fixer go-between intermediary judge moderator
WEAK
interagent intermedium middleperson
NOUN
referee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arbiter arbitrator judge ref umpire
STRONG
conciliator
NOUN
umpire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arbitrator judge ref referee ump
STRONG
arbiter assessor compromiser inspector justice mediator moderator negotiator peacemaker proprietor settler

Example Sentences

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Sir Lindsay has been keen to stress that he is not the adjudicator on the quality of the answers given by government ministers, including the PM.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Guinness World Records adjudicator Sarah Casson then appeared to declare it the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

What is the first line of “The Star Spangled Banner”? They asked these types of questions at random, and it could be different in any office and among every adjudicator.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025

The woman’s lawyers also argued that she was not given an opportunity to contest her family’s detention in front of a neutral adjudicator.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

The adjudicator was Liz Hansen, a veteran high school drama director in Iowa and officer with the theater association.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.