referee
[noun]
Synonyms:
- umpire, adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrator, judge, ref (informal)
[verb]
Synonyms:
- umpire, adjudicate, arbitrate, judge, mediate

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English Thesaurus: referee, umpire, judge, arbitrato

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I. ref‧er‧ee¹ /ˌrefəˈriː/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: verb: refer, referee, reference; noun: referee, reference, referral; adjective: referable]

1. someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed ⇒ umpire

2. British English someone who provides information about you when you are trying to get a job:
His headmaster agreed to act as his referee.

3. someone who is asked to settle a disagreement

4. someone who judges an article or research idea before it is published or money is provided for it

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II. referee² verb (past tense and past participle refereed, present participle refereeing) [intransitive and transitive]
[Word Family: verb: refer, referee, reference; noun: referee, reference, referral; adjective: referable]
to be the referee of a game

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referee
noun
I. controls a sports match
ADJ. boxing, football | match, tournament decisions taken by the match referee
international
REFEREE + VERB award sb sth The referee awarded a free kick to the home team.
book sb, send sb off The referee booked three players for offensive behaviour.
PHRASES the referee's decision

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referee
II. recommends sb for a job
ADJ. academic, professional
VERB + REFEREE act as, be
PREP. ~ for His former employer agreed to act as a referee for him.

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referee
III. settles a dispute between people
ADJ. official
VERB + REFEREE act as to act as referee between the parties involved
PREP. ~ between

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referee someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport are obeyed in soccer, American football, rugby, ice hockey, basketball, boxing, or wrestling:
a football referee
The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.
umpire someone who makes sure that the rules are obeyed in baseball, cricket, tennis, or hockey:
He was given several warnings by the umpire.
a tennis umpire
judge someone who decides the result of a competition or sporting contest:
There will be only one winner and the judges’ decision is final.
A panel of judges will evaluate the dancers' performance.
arbitrator someone who officially decides how an argument between two opposing sides should be settled:
They insisted that an independent arbitrator must settle the dispute.

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