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as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract
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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand
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Noun
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The game got quite physical as the referees let the players play.—
Chris Hays,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025 -
In the ninth round, Price had Jonas on the canvas, but it was ruled no knockdown by the referee.—
Sarah Shephard,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, Boston federal judge Dennis Saylor dismissed Mexico's case but he later was overruled by a federal appeals court.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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In June 2009, a judge at the High Court in London ruled that the work carried out by Corby Borough Council on the town’s steelworks between 1985 and 1997 had been negligent.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Major League Baseball umpires get the vast majority of ball-strike calls right.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Previously tested in the minor leagues, with positive feedback and results, the ABS challenge system enables pitchers, batters and catchers — but not managers, crucially — to fact-check umpires in real time by requesting a specific pitch be reviewed by the automated zone.—
Aaron Gleeman,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk holds court over Trump's first cabinet meeting as DOGE makes deep cuts felt in the U.S. and around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Investigators soon determined, and so did the courts, that a motley group of arsonists had intentionally torched the factory, seemingly for the insurance money.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Adjudicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicator. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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