Question

In the mentioned sentence, three possible substitutions are given for the underlined part. Choose the option that is better than the underlined part.
He was asked to arbitrate with two merchants in a dispute.

• A. To arbitrate
• B. To arbitrate at
• C. To arbitrate between
• D. No improvement

Answer 1

The correct option is C To arbitrate between

Here, "to arbitrate with" is the wrong idiom. The correct idiom is "arbitrate between" which means to mediate between two or more parties in conflict. So, option C is the correct answer here.