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Referee
//ˌɹɛfəˈɹiː// noun, verb
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Noun
- 1 An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
"The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting."
- 2 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play wordnet
- 3 A person who settles a dispute.
- 4 an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case wordnet
- 5 A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference. UK
"Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31."
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- 6 someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication wordnet
- 7 An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
Verb
- 1 To act as a referee.
"He has to referee three hockey games this weekend."
- 2 evaluate professionally a colleague's work wordnet
- 3 be a referee or umpire in a sports competition wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English [Term?], from past participle of Old French referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”); as if refer + -ee, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.
Etymology 2
From Middle English [Term?], from past participle of Old French referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”); as if refer + -ee, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.
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