adjudicator
Britishnoun
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a judge, esp in a competition
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an arbitrator, esp in a dispute
Example Sentences
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From those 100 questions, the adjudicator will typically ask 10 questions, and, for most of recent decades, a passing grade is considered anywhere between six to eight correct answers.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025
The woman’s lawyers also argued that she was not given an opportunity to contest her family’s detention in front of a neutral adjudicator.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
Mr Opie said retailers "support the new agricultural adjudicator to ensure fairness for farmers and strengthen our supply chains".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
Although electronic chip timers record runners' completed laps, the unfinished final loop is measured - to three decimal places - by a race adjudicator with a wheel straight from a 1990s PE lesson.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
The adjudicator was Liz Hansen, a veteran high school drama director in Iowa and officer with the theater association.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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