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Meanings of referee in English

Russian
спортивный арбитр
Portuguese
árbitro
Spanish
árbitro
Catalan
àrbitre
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Person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view.

        Related terms
        спортивный арбитр
        Portuguese
        juiz
        Catalan
        avaluador
        Spanish
        árbitro

        Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.

              juiz
              Synonyms
              Examples for "umpire"
              Examples for "umpire"
              1
              They don't need to change, we just need to umpire them consistently.
              News.com.au
              2
              If the umpire hasn't given it, that must be the right thing.
              The Guardian
              3
              One could even work out statistics for each umpire over a series.
              The Guardian
              4
              The umpire is chosen by both sides to decide questions in dispute.
              Healthful Sports for Boys
              5
              Immediately the umpire called tournament director Ken Farrar out on to court.
              The Guardian
              Portuguese
              árbitro
              Spanish
              árbitro

              (Sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.

                    árbitro
                    Portuguese
                    arbitrar
                    Catalan
                    arbitrar
                    Spanish
                    arbitrar

                    Evaluate professionally a colleague's work.

                          arbitrar
                          Usage of referee in English
                          1
                          The Argentinian said afterwards he had no problem with the referee's decision.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          I hope no referee has to go through this in the future.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          A referee and two players would be enough to ensure a result.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          The assistant referee had flagged for offside, however VAR eventually said otherwise.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          I don't understand why the referee has not shown up, said Camou.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          Sports The video-assistant referee is a new addition to World Cup rules.
                          The new yorker
                          7
                          He will also referee the Lions' match against the New Zealand Maori.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          Bryce Lawrence, New Zealand Rugby's national referee manager, trots out the statistics.
                          Radio NZ
                          9
                          The match was also previewing the new NRL video referee bunker system.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          Then, with seven seconds left, the referee called for us to break.
                          My Fight/Your Fight
                          11
                          The video assistant referee saw no infringement and the goal was given.
                          BBC
                          12
                          I said to the referee that the same thing happened against Tottenham.
                          The Guardian
                          13
                          Coppell disputed the decision by referee Martin Atkinson to award the penalty.
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          Both were blatant infringements and easy decisions for English referee Wayne Barnes.
                          Radio NZ
                          15
                          The referee, Craig Pawson, gave him the benefit of the considerable doubt.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          The assistant referee had signalled for the minimum of six added minutes.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for referee
                          Referee through the time
                          Referee across language varieties
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                          Common
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