noun. A person appointed to rule on plays, especially in baseball.

noun. A person appointed to settle a dispute that mediators have been unable to resolve; an arbitrator.

intransitive verb. To act as referee for; rule or judge.

intransitive verb. To be or act as a referee or an arbitrator.

noun. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; one agreed upon as a judge, arbiter, or referee in case of conflict of opinions; specifically, a person selected to see that the rules of a game, as cricket or base-ball, are enforced, and to decide disputed or debatable points.

noun. In law, a third person called in to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators when the arbitrators do not agree in opinion.

To decide as umpire; settle, as a dispute. Specifically To enforce the rules of (a game), and decide disputed points: as, to umpire a game of baseball.

To act as umpire.

noun. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed.

noun. A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement.

intransitive verb. To act as umpire or arbitrator.

transitive verb. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute.

transitive verb. To perform the duties of umpire in or for.

noun. The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.

noun. One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.

noun. One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.

noun. The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.

noun. A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.

noun. A person who arbitrates between contending parties

verb. To act as an umpire in a game.

verb. be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

noun. an official at a baseball game

noun. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

"Careless says: devoman: Alan, The first umpire believes he can call an objective reality; the second umpire is aware that perception is involved."

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