arbiter
n. [法]仲裁人,裁決者; 權威人士,主宰者
An arbiter is a person or institution that judges and settles a quarrel between two other people or groups.
He was the ultimate arbiter on both theological and political matters.
他在神學和政治事務上都是最終的仲裁人。
...the court's role as arbiter in the law-making process.
法庭在制定法律過程中擔任裁決機構的角色
An arbiter of taste or style is someone who has a lot of influence in deciding what is fashionable or socially desirable.
Sequins have often aroused the scorn of arbiters of taste.
閃光裝飾片經常引起時尚引領者的鄙視。
1. someone with the power to settle matters at will;
2. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
It is supposed to be an independent arbiter of taste and art historical value.
被認為是鑑賞和估算藝術品價值的權威人士.
The arbiter will have the last say.
仲裁員的裁定是終局性的.
Experiment is the final arbiter in science.
實驗是科學的最後仲裁者.
The true arrogance is that you are the final arbiter of the democratic process.
真正的傲慢是假設自己是民主程式的最終仲裁者.
In this circumstance, the court acts as final arbiter on a difficult issue.
在這種情況下, 最高法院就這些難以處理的問題作最後的裁決.