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judge

US /dʒʌdʒ/

noun, verb Foundation · A2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

A panel of judges will select the winner of the design contest.

Word Family

NounNoun
judge gốc judgment judging
VerbVerb
judge gốc
AdjectiveAdj
judicial judgmental
AdverbAdv
judicially

Synonyms

  • magistratea lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
  • evaluateevaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  • assessto evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of

Collocations

  • Easy good judge of character
    describing good judge of character (benefit)
  • Medium federal judge presiding hearing
    describing federal judge presiding hearing (a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War)
  • Hard judge applicant suitability objectively
    to judge applicant suitability objectively, meaning to determine the result of (a competition)
  • Very Hard judge a book by its cover
    to judge a book by its cover, meaning to determine the result of (a competition)

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