referee – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
referee
n.
arbitrator, unbiased person who makes decisions and settles disputes; umpire, official who enforces game rules during sports competitions
v.
act as referee, make decisions or settle disputes between two parties; enforce the rules at a sports match
Referee
A
referee is the person of authority in a variety of
sports who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on-the-fly decisions that enforce the
rules of the sport, including
sportsmanship decisions such as
ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known, in addition to referee, by a variety of other titles as well (often depending on the sport), including
umpire,
judge,
arbiter,
arbitrator,
linesman,
commissaire,
timekeeper,
touch judge or
Technical Official (by the
International Olympic Committee).
referee
Noun
1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
(synonym) ref
(hypernym) official
(derivation) umpire
(classification) sport, athletics
2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
(synonym) reviewer, reader
(hypernym) critic
(hyponym) scanner
(derivation) peer review
3. an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
(hypernym) lawyer, attorney
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
(synonym) umpire
(hypernym) judge
(derivation) ref
(classification) sport, athletics
2. evaluate professionally a colleague's work
(synonym) peer review
(hypernym) review, critique
(derivation) reviewer, reader
référer
v.
refer, send, direct
referee
n.
rozhodčí
v.
soudcovat; poskytnout doporučení