deciders

noun

plural of decider
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as in choosers

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as in arbiters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciders
  1. choosers
  2. arbiters
  3. selectors
  4. arbitrators
  5. voters
  6. referees
  7. pickers
  8. judges
Noun
  • As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
    — Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of choosers
Noun
  • The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Two of the arbiters accompanied Espada to the pitcher’s mound, where Brown handed Espada the baseball.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbiters
Noun
  • In some ultra-competitive genres—Northern soul, hip-hop, jungle—selectors have been known to cover up the center stickers of their records, or leave white labels unmarked, to throw boothsnooping DJs off the scent.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
  • The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of selectors
Noun
  • And, the city argued, Shurin violated Missouri law that requires arbitrators to only decide issues specifically given to them.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Health-care providers were awarded nearly $15 billion last year from arbitrators called in to settle medical billing disputes, more than triple the amount in 2024.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbitrators
Noun
  • Twice that day, Issa hears about earnest stuff Anton said to win voters over to Paul Baker’s side.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The disclosure contends that, because of the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of voters
Noun
  • That said, England’s best VARs are still predominantly EPL referees, too.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The state compared Atrium to a soccer team whining about the referees.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of referees
Noun
  • Stock pickers' market Lerner is not the only one noting the low correlation and high dispersion in the market.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Currently, informal waste pickers and scrap collectors make up a large portion of Vietnam’s collection system, so the new policy also will factor in that labor so that workers aren’t left behind.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pickers
Noun
  • Usually, that would mean that Naheim, Joseph, and Bryan would all be going home — but the judges decide, in another twist, to bring a fourth designer to the finale.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There is no way of knowing whether other district court judges will rule, as Valenzuela did, on the question of funding connected to Title IX.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of judges
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