13
umpire(noun, person, judge, decide, referee)
11
referee(noun, person, judge, decide, sports)
6
arbiter(noun, judge, decide, referee, sports)
6
arbitrator(noun, judge, decide, referee, sports)
6
ump(noun, decide, referee, sports, arbitrator)
6
judge(noun, advocate, decide, referee, sports)
5
official(noun, referee, arbitrator)
3
adjudicator(noun, referee, umpire, arbitrator, judges)
2
mediator(noun, person, referee, intermediary, arbitrator)
2
moderator(noun, judge, referee, intermediary, arbitrator)
2
reader
2
referees
2
tko declarer
2
umpires
1
gridiron judge
1
hoops official
1
intermediary(noun, judge)
1
ko caller
1
make calls
1
nba official
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