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# adjudicator

noun (an adjudicator, adjudicators)

«adjudicator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An adjudicator is a person who judges a contest, such as a music, dance or speaking competition, and decides who wins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#m1)
2. (formal, law) A person who officially decides a disagreement between people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#x1)
- Each dancer bowed to the adjudicator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#x2)
- The adjudicator wrote helpful comments on my sheet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#x3)
- An independent adjudicator settled the argument between the builder and the family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#x4)
- The debate adjudicator explained why our team lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#x5)
- The adjudicator listened to every reader before choosing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/#x6)

### Note

Verb: adjudicate. Similar: judge, referee (sport), umpire. Spelling: ad-ju-di-ca-tor, ends in -or.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adjudicator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjudicator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adjudicator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adjudicator.html) on Mova free.