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How to pronounce referee in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ref
Type of official
Derivation refer
Type Words
Synonyms peer review
Type of review, critique
Type Words
Synonyms reader, reviewer
Type of critic
Has types scanner
Derivation refer
Type Words
Synonyms umpire
Type of judge
Derivation refereeing
Type Words
Type of lawyer, attorney

Examples of referee

referee
The keynote speaker will be NBA referee and Manatee County resident Bob Delaney.
From the heraldtribune.com
Slowly but surely, contempt is working through the IRB list, referee by referee.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Referee Bryce Lawrence had a shocker last weekend and was turned on by a nation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is hard to argue that the referee was anything but France's man of the match.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Before a match the referee and captains decide on how the rules will be applied.
From the odt.co.nz
No name calling such as Argentine hobbit, cheaters, or referee being biased etc.
From the guardian.co.uk
The 35-year-old Hungarian Viktor Kassai has been appointed to referee the match.
From the independent.co.uk
You play until the referee tells you to stop playing, not when you feel like it.
From the guardian.co.uk
The referee gave nothing but luckily the ball ran to Jennings on the left flank.
From the leighjournal.co.uk
More examples
  • (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
  • Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
  • Evaluate professionally a colleague's work
  • Reviewer: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
  • An attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
  • (refereeing) umpirage: the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
  • A referee has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles, including referee, umpire, judge, linesman, commissaire, timekeeper or touch judge.
  • The referee in the boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of that sport during a match.
  • In ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. ...