Referee

Noun

 * 1)  An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game
 * 2) A person who settles a dispute
 * 3) A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone
 * 4) An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published

Verb

 * 1) To act as a referee.

Thesaurus
JP, Justice, act between, adjudge, adjudicate, arbiter, arbitrate, arbitrator, bargain, bencher, critic, go between, hear, his honor, his lordship, his worship, hold court, hold the scales, impartial arbitrator, indicator, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, judger, justice, magistrate, make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, moderator, negotiate, officiate, represent, sit in judgment, step in, third party, treat with, try, umpire, unbiased observer

Etymology
, from past participle of referer:, from  refero:; as if, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.

Related terms

 * ref
 * umpire

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Bosnian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:


 * Italian:
 * Korean: 심판 (審判, simpan)
 * Macedonian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: rèitear
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: судија
 * Roman: sudija
 * Spanish:, réferi
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bosnian:
 * Bulgarian: съдия
 * Croatian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Schlichter (general); Schiedsmann  (in jurisdiction); Ombudsmann, Ombudsfrau  (where formalized using this term); more specialized terms exist in various contexts, and usually need to be used, if they exist.


 * Greek:, εισηγητής
 * Korean: 중재인 (仲裁人, jungjaein)
 * Macedonian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: судија
 * Roman: sudija
 * Swedish: skiljedomare


 * Finnish:
 * German: Empfehlungsgeber, Befürworter , Protagonist (if deemed supportive); ? (if neutral or otherwise)


 * Korean: 신원보증인 (身元保證人, sinwonbojeung-in)
 * Macedonian: препорачател
 * Swedish:


 * Croatian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,


 * Korean: 심사원 (審査員, simsawon)
 * Macedonian:
 * Turkish:

Verb

 * Danish: dømme
 * Finnish: tuomita, toimia tuomarina,


 * Macedonian: суди
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) referee