adjudicator

/ əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

1. a judge, esp in a competition
2. an arbitrator, esp in a dispute

Example Sentences

Although electronic chip timers record runners' completed laps, the unfinished final loop is measured - to three decimal places - by a race adjudicator with a wheel straight from a 1990s PE lesson.

From BBC

He has described the cases against him with colorful hyperbole, defended his conduct with faulty comparisons and lobbed false attacks and baseless accusations at opponents and adjudicators alike.

From New York Times

Winner 55-year-old Mai was born in Vietnam before moving to the US where she spent two decades in the navy, changing jobs to work as an immigration adjudicator before retiring.

From BBC

Those caught moving were eliminated using an automated video system with several adjudicators picking out players that moved.

From BBC

With the stakes high, a team of adjudicators - trained lawyers - had been examining footage frame by frame to spot who needed to be kicked out.

From BBC

Related Words

• authority
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