arbitration
noun /ˌɑːbɪˈtreɪʃn/
/ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the official process of settling an argument or a disagreement by somebody who is not involved
- Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration.
- Trade unions want the question referred to arbitration.
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2- The matter will be settled by arbitration.
- He had won an arbitration award against the company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- binding
- independent
- international
- …
- agree to
- go to
- submit to
- …
- procedure
- process
- scheme
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin arbitratio(n-), from the verb arbitrari, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’.