umpire

/ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
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.
A person who arbitrates between contending parties.
To act as an umpire in a game.
To decide as an umpire.

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