judge
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From Old French juge (“‘judge (noun)’”), juger (“‘judge (verb)’”), ultimately from Latin iūdicō (“‘pass judgement upon’”), from iūdicem (“‘nominative of iūdex’”), from iūdex (“‘judge’”), from iūs (“‘law’”) + dicus (“‘speaker’”).
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judge (plural judges)
- A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
- A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
- A person officiating at a sports or similar event.
- At a boxing match the decision of the judges is final.
- A person whose opinion on a subject is respected.
- He is a good judge of wine.
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public judicial official
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someone deciding another’s fate
sports official
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someone with valued opinions
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to judge (third-person singular simple present judges, present participle judging, simple past and past participle judged)
- (transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
- A higher power will judge you after you are dead.
- (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
- Justices in this country judge without appeal.
- (transitive) To form an opinion on.
- I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.
- (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
- We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.
- (transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
- I judge it safe to leave the house once again.
- (intransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
- I judge from the sky that it might rain later.
- (transitive, intransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing.
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sit in judgment on, pass sentence on
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sit in judgment on, act as judge
form an opinion on
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arbitrate, to pass opinion on something
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have as an opinion, consider, suppose
form an opinion, infer
criticize or label another person or thing
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