Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refereeing

1 sense of refereeing

Sense 1
umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing -- (the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent")
       => decision making, deciding -- (the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb referee

2 senses of referee

Sense 1
referee, umpire -- (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)
       => judge -- (determine the result of (a competition))

Sense 2
referee, peer review -- (evaluate professionally a colleague's work)
       => review, critique -- (appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance")

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