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Arbitration is a process in which two parties in a dispute use an independent, impartial third party to settle the dispute, often by making a decision that they both agree to.

For a process to be considered arbitration, it must involve an impartial third party, which can be a single person or a team of people. This person or team is called an arbitrator. To act as this arbitrator is to arbitrate. Arbitrate can also mean to engage in arbitration, as in If we can’t come to an agreement, we may need to arbitrate.

The term arbitration is especially used in the context of negotiations between businesses and labor unions. When the two sides can’t agree and negotiations are unproductive, they may seek to pursue arbitration by bringing in an arbitrator.

An arbitration process in which the arbitrator’s decision must be accepted by both parties is sometimes called binding arbitration—meaning the arbitrator’s decision is final and legally binding.

Example: After weeks of negotiations stalled and resulted in an impasse, the two sides agreed to enter arbitration.

The first records of the word arbitration come from the 1300s. It ultimately comes from the Latin verb ���������ٰ������, meaning “to give judgment.”

Arbitration is typically used in a more specific way than the word mediation. Mediation generally refers to a process in which an impartial third party (called a mediator) helps parties to settle a dispute or create agreement by acting as an intermediary. This can happen in the workplace or simply among friends, for example. In contrast, arbitration typically refers to a more formal form of mediation—often one that happens in a legal context. In this way, an arbitrator is a kind of mediator and arbitrating is a form of mediating.

What are some other forms related to arbitration?

• arbitrational (adjective)
• arbitrate (verb)

What are some synonyms for arbitration?

• arbitrament
• adjudication

What are some words that share a root or word element with arbitration?��

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• arbitrator
• arbitrable
• arbitrer
• arbitress
• arbitrary

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What are some words that often get used in discussing arbitration?

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• binding
• labor union
• dispute
• negotiations
• third party
• agreement
• compromise
• ruling
• decision
• mediation
• court

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Arbitration is most commonly used in the context of labor disputes.

BREAKING: GAGE plans to enter arbitration proceedings with GU over alleged breach of contract. GAGE members say the university violated the terms of their union deal by deciding to no longer hold bargaining sessions with union leaders over fall graduate employee policies.

— The Hoya (@thehoya)

In Houston Chronicle commentary, Harris County AFL-CIO Labor Assembly President Virginia Stogner McDavid urges Mayor : “Enter arbitration with Houston firefighters.”

— Houston Firefighters (@FirefightersHOU)

A judge had ordered the lawsuit over Ultra’s ticket refund policy to go to arbitration, citing the ticket agreement’s arbitration clause | 📸:

— Dancing Astronaut (@dancingastro)

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The word arbitration typically refers to a process in which two sides come to an agreement by themselves.