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Meanings of referee in English
Person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view.
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Usage of referee in English
1
The Argentinian said afterwards he had no problem with the referee's decision.
2
I hope no referee has to go through this in the future.
3
A referee and two players would be enough to ensure a result.
4
The assistant referee had flagged for offside, however VAR eventually said otherwise.
5
I don't understand why the referee has not shown up, said Camou.
6
Sports The video-assistant referee is a new addition to World Cup rules.
7
He will also referee the Lions' match against the New Zealand Maori.
8
Bryce Lawrence, New Zealand Rugby's national referee manager, trots out the statistics.
9
The match was also previewing the new NRL video referee bunker system.
10
Then, with seven seconds left, the referee called for us to break.
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The video assistant referee saw no infringement and the goal was given.
12
I said to the referee that the same thing happened against Tottenham.
13
Coppell disputed the decision by referee Martin Atkinson to award the penalty.
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Both were blatant infringements and easy decisions for English referee Wayne Barnes.
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The referee, Craig Pawson, gave him the benefit of the considerable doubt.
16
The assistant referee had signalled for the minimum of six added minutes.
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Translations for referee
Spanish
Referee through the time
Referee across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
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