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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(91) The referee ordered Johnson off in the second half for kicking another player.
(92) As the ball went in, the referee blew his whistle for full time.
(93) Appealing to the referee does not often result in a decision being changed.
(94) The referee was forced to call the game at half time owing to the rain.
(95) The Samoan team lodged a formal protest after the referee sent off the wrong player.
(96) The penalty ordered by the referee was in dispute by one of the teams.
(97) The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.
(98) The referee finally blew the whistle to stop the game.
(99) The crowd screamed for a penalty but the referee rightly ignored them.
(100) He was suspended for one year because he head-butted the referee after the match for being dissatisfied with his judgment.
(101) Things have come to a pretty pass when a referee can no longer be trusted.
(102) The referee remains baffled as to why his decision caused so much anger.
(103) The ball struck the referee and was deflected from its course.
(104) When the goal was disallowed they chalked it up to a bad referee decision.
(105) Some of the players claimed a penalty but the referee told them to play on.
(106) The football supporters began throwing missiles,[www.Sentencedict.com] one of which hit the referee.
(107) His former employer agreed to act as a referee for him.
(108) He's now facing suspension after a dust-up with the referee.
(109) As the referee counted, the boxer rallied and got to his feet.
(110) A flare fired by a supporter hit the referee in the face.
(111) He has apologised for critical remarks he made about the referee.
(112) The centre forward of our school team was sent off the field by the referee for roughing.
(113) Several policemen had to escort the referee from the football field.
(114) He's the sort of player who's eternally arguing with the referee.
(115) I had to sub for the referee, who was sick.
(116) The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans.
(117) The referee should never have allowed the first goal.
(118) He glanced at the referee, who nodded approval.
(119) Whichever parent witnessed the scene automatically became the referee.
(120) The referee blew his whistle to start the game.
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