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ref⋅er⋅ee

  [ref-uh-ree] noun, verb, -eed, -ee⋅ing.
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–noun
1. one to whom something is referred, esp. for decision or settlement; arbitrator.
2. (in certain games and sports) a judge having functions fixed by the rules of the game or sport; umpire.
3. an authority who evaluates scientific, technical, or scholarly papers, grant proposals, or the like for the publication or funding institution to which they have been submitted.
4. Law. a person selected by a court to take testimony in a case and return it to the court with recommendations as to the decision.
–verb (used with object)
5. to preside over as referee; act as referee in.
–verb (used without object)
6. to act as referee.
Origin:
1605–15; refer + -ee

Synonyms:
1. arbiter. See judge.
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ref·e·ree   (rěf'ə-rē')   
n.  
  1. One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality.
  2. Sports & Games An official supervising the play; an umpire.
  3. Law A person appointed by a court to make a determination of a case or to investigate and make a report on it. See Synonyms at judge.
v.   ref·e·reed, ref·e·ree·ing, ref·e·rees

v.   tr.
To judge as referee.
v.   intr.
To act as referee.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : referee
Spanish: árbitro,
German: der Schiedsrichter,
Japanese: レフリー
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referee 
1621, "person who examines patent applications" (see refer). Sporting use is first recorded 1840 (specifically of baseball from 1856; shortened form ref is from 1899); the verb is first attested 1889, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ref·er·ee
Pronunciation: "re-f&-'rE
Function: noun
: an officer appointed by a court or quasi-judicial body (as a workers' compensation board) to investigate a case, report findings, and often to make orders subject to review referee —Oregon Revised Statutes>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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