adjudicator
noun (an adjudicator, adjudicators)
Everyday
- An adjudicator is a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or speaking competition, and decides who wins. tree →
- (formal, law) A person who officially decides a disagreement between people. tree →
In the lessons
Used at school music festivals, eisteddfods, debating and drama contests; in adult life for disputes about work or money.
Examples
- The adjudicator gave our choir first place. tree →
- Each dancer bowed to the adjudicator. tree →
- The adjudicator wrote helpful comments on my sheet. tree →
- An independent adjudicator settled the argument between the builder and the family. tree →
- The debate adjudicator explained why our team lost. tree →
- The adjudicator listened to every reader before choosing. tree →
Note
Verb: adjudicate. Similar: judge, referee (sport), umpire. Spelling: ad-ju-di-ca-tor, ends in -or.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «adjudicator» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «adjudicator» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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