| Main Entry: | arbitration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settlement of dispute |
Synonyms: |
adjudication, adjustment, agreement, compromise, decision, determination, judgment, mediation |
| Main Entry: | agreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concurrence |
Synonyms: |
acceding, accession, accommodation, accord, accordance, acknowledging, adjustment, affiliation, affinity, alliance, amity, approving, arbitration, arrangement, assenting, authorizing, bargaining, compatibility, compliance, complying, compromise, concert, concession, concord, concordance, concurring, conformity, congruity, consistency, correspondence, endorsing, granting, harmony, mediation, ratifying, reconciliation, similarity, suitableness, sympathy, understanding, union, unison, verification, verifying |
Antonyms: |
disagreement |
| Main Entry: | decision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; resolution reached |
Synonyms: |
accommodation, accord, adjudication, adjudicature, adjustment, agreement, arbitration, arrangement, choice, compromise, declaration, determination, end, finding, judgment, opinion, outcome, prearrangement, preference, reconciliation, resolution, result, ruling, selection, sentence, settlement, showdown, the call, the nod, understanding, verdict |
Antonyms: |
deferment, deferral, delay, indecision, postponement |
| Main Entry: | judgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decision about blame |
Synonyms: |
analysis, appraisal, appreciation, arbitration, assaying, assessment, award, belief, close study, conclusion, contemplation, conviction, decree, deduction, determination, estimate, estimation, evaluation, examination, exploration, finding, idea, inference, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, observation, opinion, order, probing, pursuit, quest, reconnaissance, regard, report, research, resolution, result, review, ruling, scrutiny, search, sentence, sifting, summary, verdict, view, weigh-in |
| Notes: | judgment is the U.S. preferred spelling while judgement is the British preferred spelling |
Antonyms: |
indecision |
| Main Entry: | jurisdiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of authority |
Synonyms: |
administration, arbitration, area, authority, bailiwick, bounds, circuit, command, commission, compass, confines, control, discretion, district, domination, dominion, empire, extent, field, hegemony, influence, inquisition, judicature, limits, magistracy, might, orbit, power, prerogative, province, purview, range, reach, reign, right, rule, say, scope, slot, sovereignty, sphere, stomping grounds, supervision, sway, territory, turf*, zone |
| Main Entry: | mediation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt to bring to agreement |
Synonyms: |
arbitration, conciliation, intercession, interposition, intervention, negotiation, reconciliation |
Antonyms: |
argument, contention, disagreement, fight |
| Main Entry: | negotiation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bargaining |
Synonyms: |
agreement, arbitration, colloquy, compromise, conference, consultation, debate, diplomacy, discussion, intervention, mediation, meeting, transaction |
| Main Entry: | intervention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the act of intervening |
Synonyms: |
arbitration, intercession, interference, interposition, interruption, mediation |
| Main Entry: | bargaining table |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | negotiation |
Synonyms: |
arbitration, debate, mediation |
| Main Entry: | harmonization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
Synonyms: |
acceding, accession, accommodation, accord, accordance, acknowledging, adjustment, affiliation, affinity, alliance, amity, approving, arbitration, arrangement, assenting, authorizing, bargaining, chime, co, compatibility, compliance, complying, compromise |