arbitrate between

To mediate between two (or more) parties in conflict. We need someone to arbitrate between these two departments before their in-fighting affects the whole company. As a marriage counselor, I specialize in arbitrating between couples who are having difficulty communicating.

arbitrate between (someone and someone else)

to mediate between two disagreeing parties; to help two disagreeing parties to resolve their differences. Jane was called upon to arbitrate between the workers and the manager. I arbitrated between Fred and his ex-wife.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alejandro	ah-le-KHAHN-dro	Spanish
Calixta	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Jurij	-	Slovene, Sorbian
Sharif	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Malay
Shadi (2)	-	Persian
Mathilda	[mə'tildə]