the official process of settling an argument or a disagreement by somebody who is not involved 仲裁;公断 Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration. 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。 Trade unions want the question referred to arbitration. 工会希望这个问题提交仲裁。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2The matter will be settled by arbitration. 这件事将通过仲裁解决。 He had won an arbitration award against the company. 仲裁裁决认定他状告公司获胜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- binding
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin arbitratio(n-), from the verb arbitrari, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’.