Referee vs. Referral

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).

Referralnoun

The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

Referralnoun

(slang) A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral.

Referralnoun

a recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to;

Referralnoun

the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)