referee

/ɹˌɛfəɹˈiː/

/ˌɹɛfɝˈi/

Referee

an official who is in charge of a game, making sure the rules are obeyed by the players

synonyms : ref

someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

synonyms : reader

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

to referee

MAIN VERB

evaluate professionally a colleague's work

be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

synonyms : umpire

Examples

1. The referee gave him the benefit of the doubt.

2. The referee in the firing line is an experienced official.

3. The referee told the players to mind their language.

4. The referee was forced to stop the game because of heavy snow.