A referee is a person of authority in a number of sports games.
Specific sports referees include: Referee (American football) Referee (association football) Referee (basketball) Referee (boxing) Referee (futsal) Referee (ice hockey) Referee (professional wrestling) Referee (rugby league) Referee (rugby union) Referee (tennis) Umpire in other sports
A referee may also be: One who engages in scholarly peer review One who provides a reference In law, a special referee, a judge who acts on matters of fact only A gamemaster for a role-playing game
Referee or The Referee may also refer to: Referee (Queoff), a public sculpture by Tom Queoff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US The Referee (newspaper), published in Sydney, Australia from 1886 to 1939 The Referee (1922 film), an American silent sports drama film The Referee (2010 film), a Swedish documentary Sunday Referee, a British newspaper founded as The Referee Referee, a magazine on sports officiating published in Wisconsin, U.S.
See also Arbitrator, a person authorized to resolve legal disputes Refer (disambiguation) Reference (disambiguation) Umpire (disambiguation)