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arbitration

noun
🔊/ˌɑːbɪˈtreɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃn/
 [uncountable]
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  1. 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.工会希望将问题提交仲裁。
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    • The 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。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • binding
    • independent
    • international
    • …
    verb + arbitration
    • agree to
    • go to
    • submit to
    • …
    arbitration + noun
    • procedure
    • process
    • scheme
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin arbitratio(n-), from the verb arbitrari, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’.