referee (redirected from Umpire (disambiguation))

ref·e·ree  (rf-r)

n.

1. One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality.

2. Sports & Games An official supervising the play; an umpire.

3. Law A person appointed by a court to make a determination of a case or to investigate and make a report on it. See Synonyms at judge.

v. ref·e·reed, ref·e·ree·ing, ref·e·rees

v.tr.

To judge as referee.

v.intr.

To act as referee.

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referee [ˌrɛfəˈriː]

n

1. a person to whom reference is made, esp for an opinion, information, or a decision

2. (General Sporting Terms) the umpire or judge in any of various sports, esp football and boxing, responsible for ensuring fair play according to the rules

3. a person who is willing to testify to the character or capabilities of someone

4. (Law) (Business / Professions) Law See Official Referee

vb -ees, -eeing, -eed

(General Sporting Terms) (Law) to act as a referee (in); preside (over)

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referee

a person who decides a matter when the parties to it are in conflict; an umpire or judge.

See also: Argumentation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play ref athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
	2.	referee - someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication reviewer, reader critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something scanner - someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
	3.	referee - an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Verb	1.	referee - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition umpire athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition judge - determine the result of (a competition)
	2.	referee - evaluate professionally a colleague's work peer review critique, review - appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"

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referee

noun

umpire, judge, ref (informal), arbiter, arbitrator, adjudicator The referee stopped the fight.

verb

umpire, judge, mediate, adjudicate, arbitrate He has refereed in two World Cups.

Translations

referee [ˌrefəˈriː]

A. N

1. (in dispute, Sport) → árbitro/a m/f

2. (Brit) (for application, post) → avalista mf, persona f que avala
Pérez has named you as a referee → Pérez dice que usted está dispuesto a avalarle

3. [of learned paper] → evaluador(a) m/f

B. VT

1. [+ game] → dirigir, arbitrar en

2. [+ learned paper] → evaluar

C. VI → arbitrar, hacer de árbitro

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referee [ˌrɛfəˈriː]

n

(SPORT) → arbitre m

(British) (for job application) → répondant(e) m/f

vt → arbitrer

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referee

n

(Ftbl, Rugby, fig) → Schiedsrichter(in) m(f); (Boxing) → Ringrichter(in) m(f); (Judo, Wrestling) → Kampfrichter(in) m(f)

(Jur) → Schiedsrichter(in) m(f)

(Brit: = person giving a reference) → Referenz f; to be a referee for somebody → jdm als Referenz dienen

vt (Sport, fig) → Schiedsrichter(in) sein bei; match also → (als Schieds-/Ring-/Kampfrichter(in)) leiten; (Ftbl also) → pfeifen (inf)

vi (Sport, fig) → Schiedsrichter(in) sein, (den) Schiedsrichter/(die) Schiedsrichterin machen or spielen (inf); (Ftbl also) → pfeifen (inf); who’s going to referee? → wer macht den Schiedsrichter?

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referee [ˌrɛfəˈriː]

1. n

a. (in dispute) (Sport) → arbitro (Tennis) → giudice m di gara

b. (Brit) (for job application) → referenza
to give sb as a referee → dare il nome di qn per referenze
to be referee for sb → scrivere una lettera di referenze per qn

2. vt → arbitrare

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