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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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Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott made a similar move last year, bringing in longtime NFL referee John Parry.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
30 July 2025 -
Cunningham previously claimed she was also fined $500 for a TikTok that jokingly criticized WNBA referees.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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Daybell filed motions to have the judge replaced and to get her cases retried.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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City Council President Mary Sheffield's office asked Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett to clarify what is allowable under the judge's order.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson got between Montgomery and Bochy, and tempers simmered after a few moments.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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Plate umpire Edwin Moscoso correctly determined both were balls, but Schlittler’s gaze toward home lingered after the rulings.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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He was released to a halfway house in 2024 and from prison in March, according to court filings.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Of course, Democrats expect to challenge the maps in court.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Adjudicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicator. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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