arbitrate between someone and someone else

arbitrate between someone and someone else
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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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