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Referee

🔄 Synonyms of "Referee"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
peer reviewnoun	(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.
reviewernoun	A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.
refnoun	(informal, ambitransitive) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
umpirenoun	An official who presides over a sports match.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Referee"

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Word	Definition
umpirenoun	An official who presides over a sports match.
reviewernoun	A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.
refnoun	A surname.
peer reviewnoun	(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.
informantnoun	One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
provisionnoun	An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
participantnoun	One who participates.
arbitragenoun	(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
intervieweenoun	Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.
meetingnoun	A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
examinernoun	A person who sets an examination.
enquirernoun	Alternative form of inquirer. [One who inquires.]
sponsornoun	A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
respondernoun	A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.
mediateverb	(transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
responsenoun	An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
respondentnoun	One who responds; one who replies.
respondingnoun	response
mediatornoun	One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
responsive	Answering, replying or responding