arbiter

/ˈɑːbɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. 1

    A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.

  2. 2

    (with of) A person or object having the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.

    “Television and film, not Vogue and similar magazines, are the arbiters of fashion.”
  3. 3

    A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.

verb

  1. 1

    To act as arbiter.

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