judge:1
noun14th century
- one who makes judgments: such as
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court
- one appointed to decide in a contest or competition : umpire
judge:2
verb
judge
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13th century{ds|t|1||}
- to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises
- to form an estimate or evaluation of; especially : to form a negative opinion about
- to hold as an opinion : guess, think
judge advocate
noun
judge advocate
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1644{ds||1||}
- an officer assigned to the judge advocate general's corps or department
- a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
judge advocate general
noun
judge advocate general
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1680
- the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy
back judge
noun
back judge
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1947
- a football official whose duties include keeping the game's official time and identifying eligible pass receivers
circuit judge
noun
circuit judge
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1801
- a judge who holds a circuit court
field judge
noun
field judge
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1915
- a football official whose duties include covering action on kicks and forward passes and timing intermission periods and time-outs
line judge
noun
line judge
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1970
- a football linesman whose duties include keeping track of the official time for the game
(as) sober as a judge
idiom
(as) sober as a judge
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- not at all drunk : completely sober
as/so far as one can see/tell/judge
idiom
as/so far as one can see/tell/judge
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- —used to say that one thinks a statement is true but that there may be something he or she does not know which makes it untrue
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