observer, bystander, onlooker, spectator, eyewitness, viewer, beholder, watcher, testifier, deponent, attester, perceiver, looker-on, witnesser, seer
mediating the issue - adjudicating the issue - resolving the issue - settling the issue - judging the issue - deciding the issue - determining the issue - negotiating the issue - handling the issue - addressing the issue - managing the issue - dealing with the issue - overseeing the issue - facilitating the issue - moderating the issue - umpiring the issue - refereeing the issue - ruling on the issue - presiding over the issue - intervening in the issue - brokering the issue - concurring on the issue - deliberating the issue - evaluating the issue - considering the issue - weighing the issue - appraising the issue - arbitrating the matter - mediating the matter - adjudicating the matter - resolving the matter - settling the matter - judging the matter - deciding the matter - determining the matter - negotiating the matter - handling the matter - addressing the matter - managing the matter - dealing with the matter - overseeing the matter - facilitating the matter - moderating the matter - umpiring the matter - refereeing the matter - ruling on the matter - presiding over the matter - intervening in the matter - brokering the matter - concurring on the matter
Arbitrating the issue refers to the process of resolving a conflict or dispute between parties outside of the court system. An arbitrator, who is a neutral third party, listens to the arguments and evidence presented by each side and then makes a binding decision to resolve the issue. This process is often chosen for its speed, confidentiality, and the expertise of the arbitrator in the specific field of the dispute.