adjudicator

noun

Definition of adjudicatornext
1
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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  1. referee
  2. judge
  3. umpire
  4. court
Noun
  • Cash appealed for the foul and together with Youri Tielemans, marched towards referee Lewis Smith.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Solo took out the referee with a Samoan Spike out of frustration, this brought out Sami Zayn and Jimmy Uso to even the odds.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of referee
Noun
  • The Ukrainian won that fight 116-112 on all three of the judges’ scorecards – much to the displeasure of the Fury camp.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The district judge's order expired at 12 a.m. Tuesday.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of judge
Noun
  • The home plate umpire, Larry McCoy, called it a foul ball.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The official, umpire Rod Tucker, used a towel to wipe himself off, and a team trainer looked at him.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of umpire
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  • The court's ruling also would expand paid sick time laws — another feature some business groups oppose.
    Joe Guillen, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Djokovic consulted on court with his new coach after the third set of his 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 victory over American Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round of the Australian Open, and the Serb appeared to be receptive to what Murray was saying.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of court
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