WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ar•bi•tra•tion
(är′bi trā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
ar′bi•tra′tion•al, adj.
ar′bi•tra′tion•ist, n.
Arbitration, The,
- the hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them:Rather than risk a long strike, the union and management agreed to arbitration.
- International Relations, Lawthe application of judicial methods to the settlement of international disputes.
- Latin arbitrātiōn- (stem of arbitrātiō), equivalent. to arbitrāt(us) (see arbitrate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
ar′bi•tra′tion•ist, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See mediation.
Arbitration, The,
- Literaturea comedy (c300 b.c.) by Menander, extant only as a fragment.