2 entries found for judge.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy <their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement>
Synonyms arbiter, arbitrator, referee, umpire
Related Words justice, magistrate; intermediary, mediator, negotiator; conciliator, go-between, peacemaker, reconciler; decider
2 a public official having authority to decide questions of law <the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence>
Synonyms bench, court, justice, magistrate
Related Words justice of the peace
Near Antonyms claimant, plaintiff; defendant