Synonyms for Referee
ˌrɛf əˈriref·er·ee

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1. referee

   A judge, in the legal sense, is a judicial officer appointed or elected to preside in courts of law, and to decide legal questions duly brought before him; the name is sometimes given to other legally constituted officers; as, the judges of election; in other relations, any person duly appointed to pass upon the merits of contestants or of competing articles may be called a judge; as, the judges at an agricultural fair, or at a race-track; in the widest sense, any person who has good capacity for judging is called a judge; as, a person is said to be a judge of pictures, or a good judge of a horse, etc. In most games the judge is called an umpire; as, the umpire of a game of ball or cricket. A referee is appointed by a court to decide disputed matters between litigants; an arbitrator is chosen by the contending parties to decide matters in dispute without action by a court. In certain cases an umpire is appointed by a court to decide where arbitrators disagree. Arbiter, with its suggestion of final and absolute decision, has come to be used only in a high or sacred sense; as, war must now be the arbiter; the Supreme Arbiter of our destinies. The judges of certain courts, as the United States Supreme Court, are technically known as justices.

   Synonyms:
   arbiter, arbitrator, judge, justice, umpire

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1. referee

   Synonyms:
   umpire, arbitrator

   Antonyms:
   litigant, opponent, adversary

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1. referee, refnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   ref, reviewer, reader, referee

2. reviewer, referee, readernoun

   someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

   Synonyms:
   ref, commentator, subscriber, proofreader, lecturer, referee, reader, reviewer, lector

3. refereeverb

   an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

   Synonyms:
   ref, reviewer, reader

4. referee, umpireverb

   be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

   Synonyms:
   peer review, umpire, referee

5. referee, peer reviewverb

   evaluate professionally a colleague's work

   Synonyms:
   peer review, umpire, referee

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1. refereenoun

   Synonyms:
   arbitrator, arbiter, judge, umpire

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1. refereenoun

   Synonyms:
   umpire, judge, arbitrator, arbiter

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1. List of paraphrases for "referee":

   arbitrator, arbiter, adjudicator, respondent, interviewee, responding, replying, arbitrators, umpire

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How to use Referee in a sentence?

1. Professor Kennedy:

   The first time you step foot in a federal courtroom should n’t be as a referee. Those lawyers are experienced and sharp and they will tear you up, part of fairness is knowing the rules.

2. President Trump:

   You know, the National Football League ratings are down massively, massively, a referee gets on television, his wife is sitting at home, she’s so proud of him. They’re ruining the game.

3. Nigel Owens:

   A happy referee is a good referee, and I wasn't happy.

4. President Trump:

   Mike Tomlin know, the National Football League ratings are down massively, massively, a referee gets on television, his wife is sitting at home, she’s so proud of him. They’re ruining the game.

5. Phil Neville:

   The sessions that I did at Manchester United and the sessions that I did at Valencia were no different than the sessions I did for my women’s team last year, it’s football played on the same pitch, with the same size balls, with a referee, with supporters in the stadium and ultimately the same goal, and that’s to win.