A person, usually appointed, who decides the issues or results, or supervises the conduct, of a competition or conflict

• ump

  1. An umpire.
  2. To serve as an umpire.

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  1. An umpire.
  2. To serve as an umpire.

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• ref

  1. A referee.

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  1. A referee.

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• umpire

  1. A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
  2. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.
  3. To act as referee for; rule or judge.

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  1. A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
  2. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.
  3. To act as referee for; rule or judge.

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• judge

  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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• arbitrator

  1. A person agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbiter.

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  1. A person agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbiter.

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• arbiter

  1. One agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
  2. One whose opinion or judgment is considered authoritative or worthy of respect:

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  1. One agreed upon or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue; an arbitrator.
  2. One whose opinion or judgment is considered authoritative or worthy of respect:

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To make a decision about (a controversy or dispute, for example) after deliberation, as in a court of law

• umpire

  1. A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
  2. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.
  3. To act as referee for; rule or judge.

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  1. A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
  2. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.
  3. To act as referee for; rule or judge.

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• rule

  1. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
  2. The duration of such power.
  3. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.

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  1. Governing power or its possession or use; authority.
  2. The duration of such power.
  3. An authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct, especially one of the regulations governing procedure in a legislative body or a regulation observed by the players in a game, sport, or contest.

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• judge

  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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• determine

  1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
  2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
  3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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  1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
  2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
  3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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• decree

  1. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  2. The judgment of a court of equity.
  3. The judgment of a court.

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  1. An authoritative order having the force of law.
  2. The judgment of a court of equity.
  3. The judgment of a court.

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• decide

  1. To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration:
  2. To cause to make or reach a decision:
  3. To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about:

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  1. To reach a conclusion or form a judgment or opinion about (something) by reasoning or consideration:
  2. To cause to make or reach a decision:
  3. To settle conclusively all contention or uncertainty about:

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• arbitrate

  1. To judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator:
  2. To submit to settlement or judgment by arbitration:
  3. To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter.

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  1. To judge or decide in or as in the manner of an arbitrator:
  2. To submit to settlement or judgment by arbitration:
  3. To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter.

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• adjudicate

  1. To make a decision (in a legal case or proceeding), as where a judge or arbitrator rules on some disputed issue or claim between the parties.
  2. To study and settle (a dispute or conflict):
  3. To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).

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  1. To make a decision (in a legal case or proceeding), as where a judge or arbitrator rules on some disputed issue or claim between the parties.
  2. To study and settle (a dispute or conflict):
  3. To act as a judge of (a contest or an aspect of a contest).

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• adjudge

  1. To determine or decide by judicial procedure; adjudicate.
  2. To order judicially; rule.
  3. To award (damages, for example) by law.

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  1. To determine or decide by judicial procedure; adjudicate.
  2. To order judicially; rule.
  3. To award (damages, for example) by law.

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