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refereeing

refereeing

2 4.2
The job of making decisions and enforcing rules in a sports game
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛfərˈiːɪŋ/
translation icon : arbitraje
  • In summary, this study tested the influence of partisan crowd noise on refereeing decisions in soccer and examined mechanisms underpinning such influence.
  • refereeing experience
  • refereeing decisions

No, David's situation was a poor refereeing decision.

Examples

  • Participants completed the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 immediately after performing the refereeing task.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The second purpose was to further examine the relationships among sources of stress, burnout, and intention to terminate refereeing.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Information regarding years of experience, level of refereeing, and time spent on duties, support, and training were obtained.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The first section requested demographic information, including gender, age, and years of refereeing experience.

    Academic text (1999)

  • I'm not even a Packers fan, but I hate to see that kind of bad refereeing.

    Blog text (28)

  • Interpersonal conflict, poor refereeing decisions, and injuries were rated as the least challenging events.

    Academic text (2006)

  • My duties included organizing croquet games, planning rooftop nature walks, and refereeing basketball games.

    The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)

  • Results indicated that an average of over 16 hours per week was spent on refereeing duties, and 71% of the respondents felt physically drained after matches.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The referee's job requires careful officiating, and effective refereeing can greatly influence the outcome of a game.

  • During his career, he focused on improving his refereeing skills to better manage game situations.

Synonyms

officiating
vsrefereeing
11 4.1

To serve as an official who applies rules at a sports game, for example a referee or umpire

is limited to the act performed by a single rules enforcer in a match
officiation
vsrefereeing
7.7

To act as a referee or umpire at a sports game

is the everyday term for the same on field rule enforcement job
umpirage
vsrefereeing
  • Specialized
9.9

Making official decisions in a sport or settling a disagreement

is restricted to the in match rule enforcement job in sports

How Official

refereeing
2 4.2
assistance
947 1.0
participation
229 2.8
attendance
101 2.0

Surface Forms

refereeing singular
referees plural

Morphology

refereeing = referee (transparent) = referee + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization of the verb 'referee' meaning 'the act or job of officiating', which learners can derive from the base verb.

Etymology

Refereeing comes from referee, a person you 'refer' to when you need a decision. The older parts re- ('back') and ferre ('to carry') give the idea of 'bringing a question back' to that person, so refereeing is the job of making decisions in a game.