Meaning of referee | Babel Free

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1. An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game
2. An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
3. To judge as referee.
4. A person who settles a dispute
5. A person who settles a dispute.
6. To act as referee.
7. A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference
8. A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference.
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9. a person who decides a matter when the parties to it are in conflict; an umpire or judge.
10. An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published
11. An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
12. Arbiter who officiates the game and is also the time keeper.
13. To act as a referee
14. A person, usually appointed, who decides the issues or results, or supervises the conduct, of a competition or conflict:arbiter, arbitrator, judge, umpire.
15. To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law:adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, decree, determine, judge, rule, umpire.
16. (with to).
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17. to act as a referee for a match. I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday. skeidsregter wees يَحْكُم في مُباراه реферирам arbitrar soudcovat Schiedsrichter sein bei dømme διαιτητεύωarbitrar kohtunikuks olema داوری کردن toimia tuomarina arbitrer לִשפּוֹט मैंच में रेफरी का काम suditi (na utakmici) vezet (mérkőzést) mewasiti dæma arbitrare レフリーを勤める 심판 역할을 하다 teisėjauti tiesāt (sportā); būt par tiesnesi mengadili als scheidsrechter optrreden dømme sędziować ريفرى arbitrar a ar­bi...
18. a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia. naslaanwerk مَرْجِع عِلْمي، كِتاب أو موسوعَه справочник livro de referência (naučný) slovník, příručka das Nachschlagewerk opslagsbog; håndbog βιβλίο αναφοράς obra de referencia teatmeteos کتاب خانه کتب مرجع hakuteos ouvrage de référence סֵפֶר עִיוּן संदर्भ पुस्तक priručnik kézikönyv buku rujukan uppsláttarrit opera/testo/libro di consultazione 参考図書 참고서...
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19. a library of books to be looked at for information but not borrowed. naslaanbiblioteek مَكْتَبَة مَراجِع читалня biblioteca de referência příruční knihovna die Handbücherei håndbibliotek βιβλιοθήκη έργων αναφοράς biblioteca de consulta käsikogu, avariiulikogu کتابخانه مرجع käsikirjasto bibliothèque de consultation סִפרִייַת עִיוּן संदर्भ पुस्तकालय knjižnica s priručnicima, priručna biblioteka kézikönyvtár perpustakaan rujukan bókasafn með uppsláttarritum biblioteca di consultazione 참고 도서관 par...

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Examples

“The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.”

“Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.”

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