Referee vs. Arbiter

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Refereenoun

(sports) An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.

Refereenoun

A person who settles a dispute.

Refereenoun

A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone.

Refereenoun

An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.

Refereeverb

To act as a referee.

Refereenoun

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.

Refereenoun

(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

Refereenoun

someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

Refereenoun

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

Refereeverb

be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

Refereeverb

evaluate professionally a colleague's work

Referee

A referee is an official, in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known by a variety of other titles depending on the sport, including umpire, judge, arbiter (chess), commissaire, or technical official (by the International Olympic Committee).

Arbiternoun

A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.

Arbiternoun

}} A person or object having the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.

Arbiternoun

(electronics) A component in circuitry that allocates scarce resources.

Arbiterverb

(transitive) To act as arbiter.

Arbiternoun

A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.

Arbiternoun

Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.

Arbiterverb

To act as arbiter between.

Arbiternoun

someone with the power to settle matters at will;

Arbiternoun

someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

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