referee

Definition of referee in English English dictionary: zebra: a slang term referring to the referees; A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone
'Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.'.; An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game
'The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.'.; To act as a referee; An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published; A person who settles a dispute; an umpire; {n} one to whom any thing is referred; A referee is a person who gives you a reference, for example when you are applying for a job. refereed refereeing to be the referee of a game; {i} arbitrator, unbiased person who makes decisions and settles disputes; umpire, official who enforces game rules during sports competitions; {f} act as referee, make decisions or settle disputes between two parties; enforce the rules at a sports match; Official who presides over the cockfighting match; A person to whom a case pending in a court is referred by the court to take testimony, hear the parties and report thereon to the court An officer exercising judicial powers and an arm of the court for a specific purpose; and the clock are in good condition; he wears black pants and an official league sweater; he is also on skates; A person who holds hearings, takes testimony and makes recommendations for orders to the court A referee may be the person serving as the Friend of the Court, or an attorney appointed by the court to hear domestic relations actions; The chief official in a hockey game, who calls most of the serious infractions and assesses penalties; A person who writes a letter of reference for someone; A judicial officer, essentially used in Ramsey and Hennepin counties, who presides in a manner of a judge, over a specific area such as family law Decisions by the referee are subject to possible review by the judge; 1 One of the on-field positions in a gridiron officiating crew Usually the senior member of the crew 2 Also an AGOA certificate; The only on-field official charged with enforcing the rules of the game; acts as timekeeper as well; has the authority to expel a player from a game for repeated fouling or misconduct behavior; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; A person to whom the court refers a pending case to take testimony, hear the parties, and report back to the court A referee is an officer with judicial powers who serves as an arm of the court; A person selected by the water judge to carry our certain judicial functions of the water court (Rice (1991)); The competition official who has full authority over all aspects of a competitive event and supervises the panel of judges; A person appointed by the court to hear and make decisions on certain limited legal matters: e g , juvenile or traffic; someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication; The referee supervises the game, calls the penalties, determines if goals are scored, and handles face-off's at center ice at the start of each period and after goals The referee has the final decision over all other officials; (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case evaluate professionally a colleague's work be a referee or umpire in a sports competition; A "referee" is one who is appointed by the Committee to accompany players to decide questions of fact and apply the Rules of Golf He shall act on any breach of a Rule which he observes or is reported to him A referee should not attend the flagstick, stand at or mark the position of the hole, or lift the ball or mark its position; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition; The Referee, usually on foot at midfield, does not call fouls but is the final word in the case of a dispute between the two mounted umpires The Referee is sometimes known as the "third man "; An official who interprets the Rules of Golf during a match or competition; (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; I wish to thank the referee for the suggestions: I loused it up; The referee is the official who controls a sports event such as a football game or a boxing match; A third person off the field who settles foul call disputes between the two umpires; Also director, president; the mediator of the fencing bout; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; The ultimate authority on the field to enforce rules of the game; When someone referees a sports event or contest, they act as referee. Vautrot has refereed in two World Cups; the USA Swimming official who has authority over all other officials at a swim meet He/She makes all final decisions and sees to the efficient running of the meet; As the primary official, the referee is responsible for ensuring that both teams obey the rules of the game; Official who presides over the a tournament or match In large tournaments, the referee will walk from court to court and answer questions of tennis law when an umpire cannot give an answer At a local level, the referee may stand courtside and watch multiple matches Referees may postpone matches based on extenuating circumstances such as weather A referee's duties vary from tournament to tournament, but a referee's decision is always final; One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it
assistant referee: : One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee
match referee: an administrative official who decides on any penalties for bad conduct etc
refereed: Simple past tense and past participle of referee
refereeing: Present participle of referee
blind referee: Blind Referee, is a textile costume set that consists of a knit polyester top, a pair of sunglasses and a walking stick, with the top imparting the essential character
blind referee: Bir konunun değerlendirilmesinde, -özellikle bilimsel araştırma ve makalelerin- adı geçenlerin kim olduklarını bilmeden, tarafsızca yorum ve değerlendirme yapan kişi
blind referee: A blind referee is one who does not know the researcher's identity when reviewing an article
assistant referee: An assistant referee is the same as a linesman
refereed: said of a journal whose articles are submitted to peer review
refereed: past tense and past participle of referee
refereed: said of articles or books that have undergone peer review
refereed: In a refereed journal, each article is evaluated and approved by a panel of experts in the field
refereed: A thorough review with emphasis on novelty and soundness A journal refereeing process seeks to advise the editor whether to reject or provide specific guidance for revisions A conference refereeing process seeks to advise the editor whether to accept or reject; a strict deadline is enforced Persons serving as referees are independent of the editors who request their advice
refereed: this refers to (mainly) periodical articles which have been assessed by a expert for inclusion in academic publications
refereed: refers to journals or articles that are peer reviewed Reference books are books that cannot be checked out of the library, but you are welcome to use them while in the library They are kept in the Reference Room on the fourth floor more info Remote access refers to the availability of many of ORU's electronic resources via the Internet to off campus ORU students, faculty, and staff Information on remote access is available at the Reference Desk more info
refereed: Refers to periodical publications which subject all submitted articles to a group to scrutinize or evaluate the material before it is accepted for publication
refereeing: the peer review process
refereeing: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
referees: plural of referee

referee

Hyphenation

re·fer·ee

Turkish pronunciation

refıri

Synonyms

adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrator, conciliator, judge, ref, umpire, adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate

Pronunciation

/ˌrefərˈē/ /ˌrɛfɜrˈiː/

Etymology

[ "re-f&-'rE ] (noun.) 1621. * Middle English, from Old French past participle of referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”) * refer +‎ -ee, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.