Referee vs. Referral
Referee and Referral Definitions
Referee
One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality.
Referral
To direct to a source for help or information
Referred her to a heart specialist.
Referred me to his last employer for a recommendation.
Referee
Sports & Games An official supervising the play; an umpire.
Referral
To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
Referee
(Law) A person appointed by a court to assist a judge in the trying of a case or to hear certain types of cases.
Referral
To direct the attention of
I refer you to the training manual.
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Referee
To judge as referee.
Referral
To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
Referee
To act as referee.
Referral
To assign to or regard as belonging within a particular kind or class
Referred the newly discovered partita to the 1600s.
Referee
(sports) An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.
Referral
To relate or pertain; concern
Questions referring to yesterday's lecture.
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Referee
A person who settles a dispute.
Referral
To serve as a descriptor or have as a denotation
The word chair refers to a piece of furniture.
Referee
(UK) A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference.
Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.
Referral
To speak or write about something briefly or incidentally; make reference
Referred during our conversation to several books he was reading.
Referee
An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
Referral
To turn one's attention, as in seeking information
Refer to a dictionary.
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Referee
To act as a referee.
He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.
She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.
Referral
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me.
Referee
One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.
Referral
(slang) A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral.
After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.
Referee
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
Referral
A recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to;
This patient is a referral from Dr. Bones
Referee
Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
Referral
The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
Referee
An attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
Referee
Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
Referee
Evaluate professionally a colleague's work
