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referee   (TTS Sound)

The noun referee has 3 senses

• referee, ref -- ((sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play)


• reviewer, referee, reader -- (someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication)


• referee -- (an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case)

The verb referee has 2 senses

• referee, umpire -- (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)


• referee, peer review -- (evaluate professionally a colleague's work)