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Umpire

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Noun

1. ump, umpire

an official at a baseball game

2. arbiter, arbitrator, umpire

someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

Example Sentences:
'the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature'
'the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants'
'an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case'

Verb

3. referee, umpire

be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Umpire

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noun
1. 
an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball
2. 
a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties
verb
3. 
to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy)

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Umpire

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noun
1. 
a person chosen to render a decision in a dispute; judge; arbiter
2. 
a. 
an official who administers the rules in certain team sports, as baseball or cricket
b.  American Football
an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage, esp. near the center of the field
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈumˌpired or ˈumˌpiring
3. 
to act as umpire in or of
verb intransitive
4. 
to act as umpire

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Umpire

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n.
1. Sports A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.
2. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.
v. um·pired, um·pir·ing, um·pires
v.tr.
To act as referee for; rule or judge.
v.intr.
To be or act as a referee or an arbitrator.

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