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n. Sports A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.

n. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator. See Synonyms at judge.

v. To act as referee for; rule or judge.

verb-intransitive. To be or act as a referee or an arbitrator.

n. The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.

n. One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.

n. One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.

n. The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.

n. A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.

n. A person who arbitrates between contending parties

v. To act as an umpire in a game.

n. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed.

n. A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement.

v. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.

v. To perform the duties of umpire in or for.

verb-intransitive. To act as umpire or arbitrator.

n. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; one agreed upon as a judge, arbiter, or referee in case of conflict of opinions; specifically, a person selected to see that the rules of a game, as cricket or base-ball, are enforced, and to decide disputed or debatable points.

n. In law, a third person called in to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators when the arbitrators do not agree in opinion.

To decide as umpire; settle, as a dispute. Specifically To enforce the rules of (a game), and decide disputed points: as, to umpire a game of baseball.

To act as umpire.

v. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

n. an official at a baseball game

n. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

"McKay said he thinks the decision to reposition the umpire from the defensive side of the ball to the offensive backfield, a move made for safety reasons, has not affected the mechanics of play during games."

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