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Määritelmät

Substantiivi

1. An official who presides over a sports match.
2. (tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
3. (cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
4. (baseball) One of the officials who preside over a baseball game.
5. (American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side or next to the referee on the offensive side.
6. (Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses three; in the past there were two or just one. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are usually referred to by those phrases.
7. (curling) The official who presides over a curling game.
8. (law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

Verbi

1. (sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.
2. (transitive) To decide as an umpire.