referee
US /ˌrɛfɚˈi/
Definition
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The referee stopped the match for ten minutes because of heavy rain.
Word Family
Synonyms
- umpirean official at a baseball game
- judgea public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
- arbitersomeone with the power to settle matters at will
Collocations
- Easy football referee whistledescribing football referee whistle (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
- Medium provide contact information for character refereesto supply or make available regarding contact information for character referees
- Hard act as an impartial peer-review refereeto act as an impartial peer-review referee, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- Very Hard vehemently contest the match referee's rulingdescribing vehemently contest the match referee's ruling (in a vehement manner)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.