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"der Schlichter"

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Definition: arbitrator, mediator

der Schlichter (-) arbitrator, mediator (m.)
die Schlichterin (-nen) arbitrator, mediator (f.)

Pronunciation: SHLICH-ter
Examples:

Nach dem Scheitern der Tarifverhandlungen im öffentlichen Dienst liegt es nun in der Hand der Schlichter.
Following the collapse of wage negotiations for civil service workers, it's now in the hands of the arbitrators.

Related: etw schlichten to settle sth, arbitrate sth, mediate sth, einen Schlichter einschalten to go to arbitration (econ.), in etw schlichten (econ) to mediate in sth

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