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as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings

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as in court
a public official having authority to decide questions of law the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence

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judge

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verb (1)

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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

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noun (2)

plural of judge
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as in referees
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings

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as in courts
a public official having authority to decide questions of law the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence

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judges

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of judge
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as in estimates
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

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Recent Examples of judge
Noun
Prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York wrote to the judge requesting the man be incarcerated before trial. Evan Mealins, USA Today, 25 May 2025 Before that switch, Lawton, then an attorney, applied three times to become an appellate judge. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
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This week, try speaking those feelings clearly, without judging them. Colin Bedell, Them., 22 May 2025 The key issue in Barnes is how the law should judge whether an officer used excessive force. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
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Business Technology News Judges rule unanimously against her Her remaining options: a Hail Mary appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court or a presidential pardon. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 9 May 2025 By Jan Hoffman Page A13 Judges Worry Trump Could Tell U.S. Marshals to Stop Protecting Them By Mattathias Schwartz and Emily Bazelon Page A14 Justice Dept. Camille Baker Tony Romm Christiaan Triebert Anusha Bayya, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for judge

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“Judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judge. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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