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")