independent arbiter

collocation in English

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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arbiter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑː.bɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑːr.bə.t̬ɚ/
someone who makes a judgment, solves an argument, or decides what will ...
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(Definition ofindependentandarbiterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is a vast area in which anindependentarbitercould work if its role was accepted and it had power to enforce its rulings.
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An agreement is not an agreement unless the parties have some recourse to anindependentarbiterwho will decide what that agreement should be.
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Although the local ombudsman is not a judge sitting in a court, he acts as anindependentarbiterbetween the complainants and the council.
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Increasingly the principle in public life in recent years has been that one should have anindependentarbiter.
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Let us suppose that the offender does have a reasonable excuse: is there really to be noindependentarbiterof that?
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There will be noindependentarbiterand no right of appeal.
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In all his awesome grandeur, he is to descend on the councils as anindependentarbiter.
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What is more, in such a case the price of the land has to be settled by anindependentarbiter.
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He said that he would prefer anindependentarbiter.
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This is not right without there being a highly respected andindependentarbiter.
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They must explain why they do not use the advice of theirindependentarbiter.
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If there is some professional organisation which they can call in aid or oneindependentarbiterwho has advocated their plans, let them say so.
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There is no provision for anindependentarbiter.
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Any person who makes a complaint to a committee of investigation and is dissatisfied, would have the right to appeal to anindependentarbiter.
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I should now like to deal with the question of theindependentarbiter.
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If such anindependentarbiterwere to be appointed, additional costs would be involved.
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He made a special reference to anindependentarbiter.
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We regard the local ombudsman service as anindependentarbiterin matters that can generate considerable heat locally.
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It is no good us treating government as some kind ofindependentarbiter.
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In particular, they are concerned that there is no right of appeal to anindependentarbiteragainst decisions by the authority as to the amount of levy payable.
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