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. Steven Baffico:

   It's a very difficult market right now. Clearly, anything perceived as a risk asset is being sold down, the bigger issue... what, in my mind, is driving all this selloff is that markets are losing confidence in central banks' ability to act as an effective referee.

2. The Conservatives:

   A responsible government is a referee that ensures a level playing field so that everyone understands what is going on, and is not simply a cheerleader for projects because cheerleaders do not score goals, and for 10 years nothing got built.

3. 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.

4. Rafael Benitez:

   We conceded the goals early, but then the team reacted, i am not going to judge the decisions of the referee, but from the sending-off the team did what it had to do, try to play well and score goals.

5. Sergio Aguero:

   I don’t understand, it appears there’s a different soccer in South America, the referee said ‘This is (Latin) America, kids’, yet we’re from here.