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referee
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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.

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)

referee
a person who decides a matter when the parties to it are in conflict; an umpire or judge.
See also: Argumentation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.refereereferee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
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
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
Verb1.refereereferee - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
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
critique, review - appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"

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 refereePérez 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. VIarbitrar, hacer de árbitro

referee [ˌrɛfəˈriː]
n
(SPORT)arbitre m
(British) (for job application)répondant(e) m/f
vtarbitrer

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 somebodyjdm 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?

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. vtarbitrare

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. vtarbitrare

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