officiating
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- noun
- /əˈfɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/
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arbitraje
- The officiating was criticized for several controversial calls during the game.
- sports officiating
- basketball officiating
- officiating experience
So for me, and I'm going to bring this up, like, why can't we talk about officiating?
- So for me, and I'm going to bring this up, like, why can't we talk about officiating?
Examples
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I am absolutely flabbergasted at the type of officiating that went on in this game.
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The participants chosen for this investigation were volleyball referees with a high proficiency level in officiating.
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The remaining 21% believed their officiating would be no better.
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I hope the owners are proud of the poor officiating they put on the field.
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I have never seen such poor officiating in any one game in my life.
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That's the type of officiating we like.
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Today has been the absolutely worst officiating across the board that I've ever seen.
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That's some solid officiating, Carl.
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Did anyone else feel like the officiating for the game wasn't all that stellar?
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Officials feel that fans are often unsympathetic towards problems associated with officiating (Mitchell, Leonard, & Schmitt, 1982).
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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The job of making decisions and enforcing rules in a sports game
To act as a referee or umpire at a sports game
Making official decisions in a sport or settling a disagreement
How Official
- Formal
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Morphology
Etymology
Officiating comes from officiate, which goes back to the Latin word officium meaning 'duty' or 'service', and it shares the same root as office and official. So to be officiating is to do the duty of an official, like umpiring or refereeing a match.