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referee

noun as in person who mediates, judges

verb as in judge, mediate

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An NFL statement said Greenlaw "chased after referee Brad Allen and verbally threatened him as he tried to leave the field."

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Players arguing calls with referees has always been one of the defining characteristics of soccer, but why is it deemed acceptable in soccer and not in other sports?

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Last Saturday, for example, after Indonesia lost a World Cup qualifier to Iraq by a goal, several players surrounded Chinese referee Ma Ning and his team.

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Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to making an indecent image of a child.

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"There were worse tackles in the game and one just before that was particularly poor on Isaac Price that the referee let go," he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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