Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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referee | Yes | No | Yes | No |
judge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
referee (noun) | judge (noun) |
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(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality |
an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case |
referee (verb) | judge (verb) |
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evaluate professionally a colleague's work | form a critical opinion of |
be a referee or umpire in a sports competition | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
determine the result of (a competition) | |
pronounce judgment on | |
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of |