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Referee (Verb)

Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition.

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

The experienced sports official was asked to referee the high-profile soccer match between the top two teams in the league.
She has been training for months to referee her first professional boxing match.
He was assigned to referee the tennis tournament, and his decisions were widely respected by the players.
After completing the required training course, he was certified to referee youth basketball games.
Before becoming a referee herself, she played on the women's national rugby team for several years.

Evaluate professionally a colleague's work.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

An expert in the field can referee her proposal to provide valuable feedback for improvement.
Her colleague was asked to referee the article she had submitted, checking it for any inaccuracies.
A peer review committee will referee all the applicants' work, evaluating each piece based on merit.
A senior colleague was chosen to referee the research paper, providing constructive criticism and suggestions.
Experts from related fields were asked to referee the thesis, assessing its originality and academic rigor.