arbiter

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After retiring in 2013, he joined a private Washington law practice where he handled official arbiter missions.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Over the last decade and a half, the critic’s role has evolved from that of an arbiter to a kind of prescriber.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

It raises a profound question: can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain secret?

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

“He’s now proven himself as an effective arbiter and peacemaker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Even the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the official keeper of the world’s time and arbiter of all things chronological, planned to be swamped by the revelers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife