refereeing

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

refereeing - the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" officiating, officiation, umpirage deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Translations

refereeing

n (Sport) → Schiedsrichterleistung f; (Boxing) → Ringrichterleistung f; refereeing is his vocation → er ist zum Schiedsrichter berufen