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referee
n 1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American
football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: ref]
2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability
for publication [syn: reviewer, reader]
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 [syn: umpire]
2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: peer
review]