REFEREEING Synonyms

• the act of umpiring

• put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

• bring to an end; settle conclusively

• act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

• an official at a baseball game

• someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

• be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

• a person who enjoys reading

• someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication

• a person who can read; a literate person

• someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

• someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections

• someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

• a public lecturer at certain universities

• one of a series of texts for students learning to read

• (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

• someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

• a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

• an official at a baseball game

• someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

• be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

• evaluate professionally a colleague's work