{
    "term": "referee",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the official who controls the game in some sports",
            "labels": "informal",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was sent off for arguing with the referee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The referee awarded a free kick to the home team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The referee booked three players for offensive behaviour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an assistant referee flagged for a penalty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "decisions taken by the match referee"
                },
                {
                    "text": "my 20 years as a professional referee"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Graham is a qualified football referee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The referee blew his whistle and called the foul."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basketball", "boxing", "football"],
                "referee + verb": [
                    "award somebody something",
                    "blow his/​her/​the whistle",
                    "stop something"
                ],
                "phrases": ["the referee’s decision"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who gives information about your character and ability, usually in a letter, for example when you are applying for a job",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The principal often acts as a referee for his students."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His former employer agreed to act as a referee for him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Working life"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["academic"],
                "verb + referee": ["act as", "be"],
                "preposition": ["referee for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who is asked to settle an argument",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to act as a referee between the parties involved"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who reads and checks the quality of an academic article before it is published",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All papers are sent out to external referees."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈriː/",
                "audio": "re/referee/referee__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌrefəˈriː/",
                "audio": "re/referee/referee__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}