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
Elliot	EL-ee-ət	English
Yamuna	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu
Abd Al-Rashid	-	Arabic
Eustachius	-	Late Roman
Vivi	-	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Lara (2)	-	Roman Mythology