referee
Definitions of referee
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(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair playsynonyms: arbiter, fluitist, referent, scheids, scheidsrechter, vakreferenttype of:officiaalsomeone who administers the rules of a game or sport
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someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publicationsynonyms: referent, vakreferent
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