judge
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3.4
- noun
- /dʒʌdʒ/
- If nothing else, he was a very good judge of a woman's beauty and character.
- a panel of judges
- judges for competitions
- scoring by judges
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Watch on YouTubeSo all things considered, the best judge of this, it's you.
- So all things considered, the best judge of this, it's you.
- He's a judge on America's Got Talent.
- Like we are the judge of our own actions.
- Let that be your judge of your character.
- In the same round, three independent judges will score the contest.
- He was my favorite judge on The Gong Show.
Examples
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Clearly, there is broad agreement among the judges on the relative abilities of the skaters.
Academic text (1991) -
And the four of us were the judges for a shijo contest.
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So all things considered, the best judge of this, it's you.
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I will be your judge.
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And now it had fallen to him to be a judge for their sons...
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm a lousy judge of character.
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Entry number 2, Mr. Judge, seems to be the front-runner for this race.
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Clearly, the statistical evidence suggests that judges tend to favor competitors from their own countries.
Academic text (1991) -
There was a high level of agreement between two expert judges who grouped questionnaire items into themes.
Academic text (2015) -
In the art competition, the judge praised the creativity of the participants.
Synonyms
162
3.4
A person who carefully looks at things to find information
100
3.1
A person who reads and checks the quality of a paper, proposal, or code
53
2.7
A person who makes decisions in sports or disputes to make sure rules are followed
24
6.7
A person who settles a disagreement and makes a final decision
8
4.3
A person who judges how good or useful something is
4
4.6
A person who gives scores to work like tests or essays
4
4.3
A person who judges how good or valuable something is
3
5.2
A person who reads and judges a paper before it is published
3
7.7
A person who decides a disagreement between people or groups
2
8.7
A person like a judge or jury who decides what happened in a legal case
1
7.0
A person who quickly forms opinions about people or situations
1
7.5
A person who can notice small differences and good quality in things
A person who listens and decides who is right in a dispute or competition
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
9
4.4
Decide something about a person or thing by how they look
- Informal
1
8.7
Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about
Compounds
- Specialized
11
7.4
An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers
- Specialized
8
9.1
A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces
- Literature
6
7.5
A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change
- US
1
4.8
An official who helps the referee by watching the sideline and keeping the game time
- Jargon
1
5.5
An official in American football who watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline
- US
1
7.9
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Slur
1
8.7
A person who judges contests very strictly and unfairly, used as a joke
- Jargon
1
5.5
An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules
How Authoritative
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3.4
4
4.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Judge comes from the old Latin word iudex, built from ius 'law' and dicere 'to say'. A helpful way to remember a contest judge is that they 'say' who is best or give their official decision, just like the idea behind the word 'judgment'.