Thesaurus results for ADJUDICATOR

adjudicator

noun

as in referee

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract

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as in judge

a public official having authority to decide questions of law the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand

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Recent Examples of adjudicator Confirming the fort’s record breaking size required a visit from an official Guinness World Records adjudicator. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026 The competition included 23 players who supplied preliminary video performances; adjudicators selected 12 finalists. —

Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026 The judge prohibited redetention without notice and a hearing before a neutral adjudicator. —

Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The instructors at the Atomic Ballroom, based in Costa Mesa, led the dance record effort, giving a step-by-step instruction to those who showed up, the Guinness World Record adjudicator counting the crowd. —

Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026 Michael Empric, a Guinness World Records adjudicator, said rules require all food used in record attempts to be eaten or donated. —

Tassanee Vejpongsa, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 Michael Empric, a Guinness World Records adjudicator, said rules require all food used in record attempts to be eaten or donated. —

ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 The Record-Breaking Moment The official attempt took place on the Italian TV show Lo Show Dei Record in Milan, with Guinness World Records adjudicator Sofia Greenacre overseeing the proceedings. —

Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026 Thomas Bradford is one of 81 adjudicators the company employs across six continents. —

Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

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On the first, the Napoli star was taken down by multiple defenders inside the box, leaving him again looking in exasperation at referee Ilgiz Tantashev.

— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026
Play was stopped for a while in extra time, as a referee sat on the grass and had his leg stretched out.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026

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The filing, submitted in the San Diego County Superior Court, seeks a judge’s order to condemn and destroy the embargoed kratom products, halt ongoing unlawful manufacturing and impose civil penalties.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The appeals court judge cited various cases where the 9th Circuit sided against religious institutions on being allowed to only hire like-minded employees, a coach praying after football games, and a fireman who was allegedly fired over his religious beliefs, among other cases.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026

Definition of judge

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After the Pride coach addressed the home plate umpire, words were exchanged between the coach and first base umpire who then got face-to-face with the coach.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Jake Mangum then hit a grounder to third baseman Kyle Karros, and the game ended when umpires determined Karros was interfered with by Billy Cook.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Definition of umpire

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Those arrested for criminal conduct must be held accountable in our court system.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026
The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026