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referee


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Referee  \Ref`er*ee"\  (-?),  n. 
  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 
 
  Syn:  Judge;  arbitrator;  umpire.  See  {Judge}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  referee 
  n  1:  (sports)  the  chief  official  (as  in  boxing  or  American 
  football)  who  is  expected  to  ensure  fair  play  [syn:  {ref}] 
  2:  someone  who  reads  manuscripts  and  judges  their  suitability 
  for  publication  [syn:  {reviewer}] 
  v  1:  be  a  referee  or  umpire  [syn:  {umpire}] 
  2:  evaluate  professionally  a  colleague's  work  [syn:  {peer 
  review}] 




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