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| − | + | A '''referee''' basically means someone to whom one can '''refer'''. In academic life, the word '''referee''' is most commonly used in two senses. | |
| − | + | The one that most undergraduate students are likely to use is a person whom one can ask to supply a [[personal reference]]. In effect, this is a person who says you are suitable for whatever post, paid or unpaid, you are applying for. | |
| − | + | Post-graduate students are more likely than undergraduates to be concerned with '''[[academic referees]]''' in academic journals and suchlike. These are experts in a subject who are asked by the editor of the Journal to judge whether the paper being submitted is worth printing - that it is a good contribution; that it is academically respectable; and that it is original. In other words, the editor may '''refer''' a paper to an expert to confirm its validity. | |
| − | + | Outside academic life and the world of work, of course, a '''referee''' is most commonly a sports official to whom players refer [[questions]] about the legality of the play. In practice, they take charge: it is the whole conduct of the game that is referred to them. | |
| − | + | ::For a note on the spelling of '''referee''', see [[refer]]. | |
Latest revision as of 02:30, 11 January 2014
A referee basically means someone to whom one can refer. In academic life, the word referee is most commonly used in two senses.
The one that most undergraduate students are likely to use is a person whom one can ask to supply a personal reference. In effect, this is a person who says you are suitable for whatever post, paid or unpaid, you are applying for.
Post-graduate students are more likely than undergraduates to be concerned with academic referees in academic journals and suchlike. These are experts in a subject who are asked by the editor of the Journal to judge whether the paper being submitted is worth printing - that it is a good contribution; that it is academically respectable; and that it is original. In other words, the editor may refer a paper to an expert to confirm its validity.
Outside academic life and the world of work, of course, a referee is most commonly a sports official to whom players refer questions about the legality of the play. In practice, they take charge: it is the whole conduct of the game that is referred to them.
- For a note on the spelling of referee, see refer.
