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How to pronounce officiating in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms officiation, refereeing, umpirage
Type of deciding, decision making
Derivation officiate


the officiating was excellent.

Examples of officiating

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Neither did John Adams, the NCAA's coordinator for men's basketball officiating.
From the timesunion.com
Looks like Wings fans are not alone in having problems with playoff officiating.
From the freep.com
Then, there is the candidate shown officiating at a new business ribbon cutting.
From the timesunion.com
Petrino questioned the officiating during his team's loss to Florida on Oct. 17.
From the thestate.com
Pereira, 59, has been one of the most open chiefs of officiating in NFL history.
From the stltoday.com
A referee is dead after officiating at a basketball game between rival colleges.
From the freep.com
From an officiating standpoint, they're not going to call a perfect game either.
From the tennessean.com
He has been a referee since 2004, and will be officiating his 13th playoff game.
From the delawareonline.com
Conversations about officiating were common for Marcia when she was a youngster.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"
  • Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
  • (officiation) umpirage: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
  • (officiation) the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
  • An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either his own or that of his superior and/or employer, public or legally private).
  • To perform the functions of some office; To serve as umpire or referee
  • (OFFICIATES) [exercitus, p. 508, b.]
  • To officiate over a train, said of a driver, is to be assigned to a train.