referee Význam & definícia

Význam referee v slovenčine

• 0 a person who is in charge of a sports game and who makes certain that the rules are followed:

  • We only lost the game because the referee was biased.

  • A judge is acting as referee in the pay dispute between the trade union and management.

• 1 a person who knows you and who is willing to describe and, usually, praise you, in order to support you when you are trying to get a job, etc.:

  • She gave her college tutor as her referee to the interviewer.

• 2 to be a referee in a game:

  • They had to ask one of the spectators to referee (the match).

• 3 (in some sports) a person who controls a game and makes sure the rules are followed, or more generally a person who helps to find a fair solution to a disagreement:

  • Fans booed the referee’s call.

• 4 a person who knows you and who is willing to describe your character and abilities in order to support you when you are trying to get a job, etc.:

  • give/name/list sb as a referee People who have attended the courses can always give the course tutor as a referee.

  • Applications in the form of a CV should include the names of two referees.

• 5 a person or an organization that helps to find a fair answer to a disagreement:

  • That law is designed to sort out the finances of an overextended debtor, with a judge acting as referee to protect the interests of creditors.

• 6 a person who checks a technical document before it is published:

  • Technical referees are experts in their field and eminently suitable to comment on the scientific soundness of the proposal.

• 7 a person whose name is on a bill of exchange (= document ordering payment at a particular time for goods or services) and who can be asked for payment if the bill is not paid:

  • The holder may exercise his right of presenting the bill of exchange to the referee in case of need.