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The person paid to decide who's right when everyone insists they are.
means A person formally appointed to judge a dispute or competition and hand down a binding decision.
from From Latin adjudicare — 'ad' (to) plus 'judicare' (to judge, from judex, 'judge') — meaning literally 'to award judicially.' English pulled 'adjudicate' from this root around the 1600s for formal legal rulings, and 'adjudicator' followed as the agent noun — the one who does the awarding, whether in a courtroom, a dispute panel, or a talent contest.
- not a judge
- usually lower-stakes, faster, less wig
- root
- latin adjudicare, to award judicially
- common turf
- insurance claims, debate rounds, sports disputes
- power
- binding decision, often no appeal