Synonym: arbitrator, judge, mediator, moderator, umpire. Similar words: reference, preference, referendum, preferential, refer, prefer, refer to, preferred. Meaning: [‚refə'rɪː] 
n. 1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play 2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication 3. an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case. v. 1. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition 2. evaluate professionally a colleague's work.
n. 1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play 2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication 3. an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case. v. 1. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition 2. evaluate professionally a colleague's work. 
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(1) The referee disallowed the try for a forward pass.
(2) The referee blew his whistle for full time.
(3) He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.
(4) Smith denies using abusive language to the referee. Sentencedict.com
(5) The referee blew the final whistle.
(6) Officials include a referee, judges and a timekeeper.
(7) A referee must know all the rules of the game.
(8) The referee stepped in because the game had started to get a bit physical.
(9) The referee awarded a free kick to the home team.
(10) Liverpool only lost the game because the referee was biased.
(11) The head teacher often acts as referee for his pupils.
(12) The boxers clinched and the referee had to separate them.
(13) The referee blew his whistle.
(14) The referee signalled a foul.
(15) The referee refused to allow the goal.
(16) The referee disallowed the goal.
(17) He vented his anger on the referee.
(18) The referee blew his whistle for half-time.
(19) The referee gave him the benefit of the doubt.
(20) The Everton manager remonstrated angrily with the referee.
(21) The player was banned for verbally abusing the referee.
(22) The referee gave him a final warning.
(23) The referee counted him out in the first round.
(24) The referee warned Ince for dangerous play.
(25) He was sent off for arguing with the referee.
(26) The referee ruled him off for rough attitude.
(27) Who is going to referee (the football match?
(28) The manager earned himself a severe reprimand for criticizing the referee.
(29) The player had points deducted for arguing with the referee.
(30) Some of the players claims a penalty but the referee told them to play on.
More similar words: reference, preference, referendum, preferential, refer, prefer, refer to, preferred, referring, preferable, deference, vas deferens, deferential, deferentially, defer, carefree, bereft, therefore, wherefore, agree to differ, interfere, inference, different, smithereens, difference, conference, indifferent, inferential, interfere in, interference.