[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

referee \ref`eree"\ -?, n.
   one to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in
   dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.
   1913 webster

   syn: judge; arbitrator; umpire. see judge.
        1913 webster
see also:
judge 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
ref reviewer reader umpire peer review 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "referee":
   jp, justice, act between, adjudge, adjudicate, arbiter, arbitrate,
   arbitrator, bargain, bencher, critic, go between, hear, his honor,
   his lordship, his worship, hold court, hold the scales,
   impartial arbitrator, indicator, intercede, intermediate,
   interpose, intervene, judge, judger, justice, magistrate,
   make terms, mediate, meet halfway, moderate, moderator, negotiate,
   officiate, represent, sit in judgment, step in, third party,
   treat with, try, umpire, unbiased observer

[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

referee. a person to whom has been referred a matter in dispute, in order 
that he may settle it. his judgment is called an award. vide arbitrator; 
reference. 

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