Diplomatic Negotiation Terms

noun a person who has the power or authority to make decisions and judgements

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• The arbiter of the dispute was called in to make a final decision.
• My brother always acts as the arbiter when my friends and I can't agree on something.
• I don't want to be the arbiter of who gets the last slice of pizza.
• In literature, the weather is often used as an arbiter of the characters' emotions.

noun a situation in which neither side in a conflict or dispute is able to gain an advantage or win

adjective relating to or characteristic of a standoff

• The two countries are currently in a standoff over the disputed territory.
• There's a bit of a standoff between the neighbors about the property line.
• Things got pretty tense and there was a standoff between the rival gangs.
• The negotiations reached a standoff as neither party was willing to compromise.