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{
"term": "referee",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the official who controls the game in some sports",
"labels": "informal",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was sent off for arguing with the referee."
},
{
"text": "The referee awarded a free kick to the home team."
},
{
"text": "The referee booked three players for offensive behaviour."
},
{
"text": "an assistant referee flagged for a penalty"
},
{
"text": "decisions taken by the match referee"
},
{
"text": "my 20 years as a professional referee"
},
{
"text": "Graham is a qualified football referee."
},
{
"text": "The referee blew his whistle and called the foul."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basketball", "boxing", "football"],
"referee + verb": [
"award somebody something",
"blow his/her/the whistle",
"stop something"
],
"phrases": ["the referee’s decision"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who gives information about your character and ability, usually in a letter, for example when you are applying for a job",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The principal often acts as a referee for his students."
},
{
"text": "His former employer agreed to act as a referee for him."
}
],
"topics": ["Working life"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["academic"],
"verb + referee": ["act as", "be"],
"preposition": ["referee for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a person who is asked to settle an argument",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to act as a referee between the parties involved"
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a person who reads and checks the quality of an academic article before it is published",
"examples": [
{
"text": "All papers are sent out to external referees."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈriː/",
"audio": "re/referee/referee__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈriː/",
"audio": "re/referee/referee__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}