Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or having the authority to arbitrate: Describes something that is connected to the process of arbitration or that possesses the official power to settle a dispute between parties.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The two companies agreed to an arbitrative process to resolve their contract dispute.
  • The judge's role in this mediation is purely arbitrative.
  • They established an arbitrative board to handle future grievances.

Advanced Usage

• In a formal/legal context: The term is primarily used in legal, diplomatic, or formal business contexts to describe bodies, procedures, or powers designed for dispute resolution.
  • The treaty includes an arbitrative clause mandating third-party settlement.
• As an attributive adjective: It almost always comes before a noun (e.g., authority, body, function, power) and is not typically used predicatively (after verbs like "is" or "seems").
  • The union questioned the arbitrative authority of the new committee. (Common)
  • The authority of the committee is arbitrative. (Less common)

Variants and Related Words

• Arbitrate (verb): To officially settle an argument or a disagreement between two or more people or groups.
  • An independent expert was called in to arbitrate.
• Arbitration (noun): The process of solving an argument between people by helping them to agree to an acceptable solution.
  • The case will be settled by binding arbitration.
• Arbitrator (noun): A person who is chosen to settle a disagreement.
  • The arbitrator's decision is final.

Synonyms

• Mediatory: Attempting to persuade people in a dispute to reach an agreement.
• Judicial: Relating to the legal system and to judgments made in a court of law.
• Adjudicative: Having the function of adjudicating; making a formal judgment or decision.

Antonyms

• Litigious: Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
• Contentious: Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
• Adversarial: Involving or characterized by conflict or opposition.

Adjective

1. relating to or having the authority to arbitrate
   • an arbitrative board