An umpire or referee is an official whose job is to make sure that a game is played fairly and that the rules are not broken.
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◊ 'umpire'
These games have an umpire or umpires:
badminton, baseball, cricket, table tennis, tennis, volleyball
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◊ 'referee'
These games have a referee:
basketball, billiards, boxing, football, rugby football, snooker, wrestling
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\Useful english dictionary. 2012.