Arbitrator vs. Mediator — What's the Difference?

A person agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbiter.

One that mediates, especially one that reconciles differences between disputants.

A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

(Physiology) A substance or structure that mediates a specific response in a bodily tissue.

A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration.

(Physics) A subatomic particle that effects or conveys a force between subatomic particles.

One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.

One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.

Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.

One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.

A negotiator who acts as a link between parties