adjudicator

«adjudicator» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an adjudicator, adjudicators)

meaning for a pupil

1) An adjudicator is a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or speaking competition, and decides who wins. tree →

2) (formal, law) A person who officially decides a disagreement between people. tree →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «adjudicator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.