ref·er·ee /ˌre-fə-'rē/ n: an officer appointed by a court or quasi-judicial body (as a workers' compensation board) to investigate a case, report findings, and often to make orders subject to review
the board may affirm, reverse, modify or supplement the order of the referee — Oregon Revised Statutes
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.