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noun
sports The chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.
synonym: referee.
is a specific kind of: official.
domain category: athletics, sport.
derivation: referee, umpire | refer.
Dutch: arbiter, fluitist, scheids, scheidsrechter
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