judge
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
Other meanings
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.
“At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.”
Synonyms
- justice
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "iūdex".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “judge” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.