HOW TO PRONOUNCE
arbitration
/ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
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Stress the “tray” syllable.
The beginning has a secondary beat. Keep t and r together before the strongest vowel, then let the final shun sound remain light.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The parties agreed to arbitration.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does arbitration mean?
noun
- The act or process of arbitrating.
- A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.
- In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
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Each Party consents to the submission of a claim to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this Subchapter.
I also calculate upon a wide sphere of usefulness in the direction of friendly arbitration and intervention.
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This is to be anticipated in every instance where matters of dispute are made the subject of arbitration under the forms of law.
I fervently hoped that the new arbitration law would prohibit in Chicago forever more such brutal and ineffective methods of settling industrial disputes.
During the last ten years the industrial leaders have organised great employers' federations, which have become powerful enough to force the workers to submit to arbitration.