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adjudicator

noun

as in referee

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract

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as in judge

a public official having authority to decide questions of law the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand

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Eventually, as the referee removed the Money in the Bank briefcase from the ring, the Rodriquez sneak attacked Jax, allowing Morgan to hit ObLivion for the win.

David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Those fears grew even greater when the referee awarded a penalty against Juve, only to spot his assistant’s flag indicating the ball had gone out of play before the Di Gregorio foul on Bonny.

Adam Digby, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

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