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judge
noun as in person who arbitrates
Strong matches
adjudicator, appraiser, arbiter, assessor, bench, chancellor, conciliator, evaluator, honor, intercessor, intermediary, interpreter, judiciary, magistrate, marshal, moderator, negotiator, ombudsman, peacemaker, reconciler, umpire, warden
Weak matches
verb as in make decision from evidence; deduce
Strongest matches
appreciate, assess, conclude, consider, criticize, decide, derive, determine, discern, distinguish, draw, evaluate, examine, find, put, resolve, review, try
Strong matches
adjudge, adjudicate, appraise, approximate, arbitrate, arrive, ascertain, check, collect, condemn, decree, deduct, doom, esteem, estimate, gather, make, mediate, place, rate, reckon, referee, rule, sentence, settle, sit, suppose, test, umpire, value
Weak matches
act on, give a hearing, make out, pass sentence, pronounce sentence, size up
Example Sentences
The decision by a panel of judges cited what it said were reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant’s acts encompassed a “widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza.”
He or she can also take independent action, but prosecutions have to be approved by a panel of judges.
The judge thanked the jury for the “care” with which they had carried out their task and listened to the “deeply upsetting evidence” during the trial.
A child developed a life-threatening infection after being repeatedly drugged by her mother, a judge has found.
His trial, on 16 June, will take place before a High Court judge and is expected to last up to three weeks.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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