referee
Calls the fouls
A referee is an official who enforces rules and settles disputes in sports, ensuring fair play: The referee called a foul.
The term extends to anyone who mediates or arbitrates: She agreed to referee the dispute between departments.
In academic publishing, referees are experts who evaluate submissions for journals.
To referee is to serve in any of these capacities.
Sideline sports official
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- foulOffensive or illegal
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
call · yellow-card · red-card · offside · VAR · stoppage · infraction · timekeeper
Neutral conflict resolver
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- neutralNot favoring any side
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
conciliation · negotiation · conflict · impartial · third-party · peacemaker · facilitator · intervention
Free from prejudice
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- neutralNot favoring any side
- objectivePurpose or goal
- evenhandedFair to all parties
disinterested · equitable · just · balanced · nonpartisan · detached · independent · integrity
Acknowledgment of valid counterpoint
- boutLimited stretch of something
- juryLegal decision-making body
- foilDefeat a plan
- épéeFencing sword, points only
sabre · hit · priority · right-of-way · piste · director · halt · attack
Blow causing a fall
- countReckon a total
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- TKOReferee-stopped victory
- ringsideSeats nearest the bout
bout · judges · scorecard · round · bell · corner · decision · unanimous
Record of daily events
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- submissionYielding to another's will
- reviewerOne who assesses work
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
feedback · publication · revision · critique · editorial · assessment · recommendation · acceptance
linesman
Sideline sports official
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- foulOffensive or illegal
penalty · call · yellow-card · red-card · offside · VAR · stoppage · infraction · timekeeper · assistant
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- neutralNot favoring any side
settlement · conciliation · negotiation · conflict · impartial · third-party · peacemaker · facilitator · intervention · dialogue
unbiased
Free from prejudice
evenhanded · disinterested · equitable · just · balanced · nonpartisan · detached · independent · integrity · trustworthy
touché
Acknowledgment of valid counterpoint
épée · sabre · hit · priority · right-of-way · piste · director · halt · attack · riposte
knockdown
Blow causing a fall
ringside · bout · judges · scorecard · round · bell · corner · decision · unanimous
journal
Record of daily events
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- submissionYielding to another's will
- reviewerOne who assesses work
evaluation · feedback · publication · revision · critique · editorial · assessment · recommendation · acceptance · rejection
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- Pro Sportsteam, teams, league, players, roster
- combat sportsboxing, wrestling, MMA, judo, karate
refereeplayer
Game participant
competitor · contestant · athlete · participant · combatant
refereepartisan
Biased toward one side
advocate · supporter · cheerleader · loyalist · zealot
refereetroublemaker
One who creates discord
instigator · agitator · provocateur · rabble-rouser · provoke
- refer toDirect to for information
- points of referenceStandards for comparison or orientation
- reference guideInformational consultation resource
- reference worksPublications for looking things up
- reference listsCataloged source citations
- frame of referenceContext for judgment
refer, reference, referring, references, referees, referred, refers, referendum, referral