Officiate
verb
To perform an important duty, typically in a formal event or ceremony.
The bishop officiated the wedding ceremony.
Often appears as...
- officiate a ceremony
- officiate a wedding
verb
To act as referee or umpire in a sports event.
He officiated many rugby games in his career.
Often appears as...
- officiate a match
- officiate a game
verb
To perform an important duty, typically in a formal event or ceremony.
The bishop officiated the wedding ceremony.
Often appears as...
- officiate a ceremony
- officiate a wedding
verb
To act as referee or umpire in a sports event.
He officiated many rugby games in his career.
Often appears as...
- officiate a match
- officiate a game
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Ceremonial Use
Used when someone is leading or running a formal event like a wedding or funeral.
After decades, he still officiates at military honors ceremonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Formality
The term implies a sense of formality and often requires official authority or position.
The mayor is expected to officiate at the parade's opening ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Religious Context
Frequently used in a religious context, indicating a leader's role in a service or ritual.
The priest officiated at the couple's 50th wedding anniversary mass.
Pro Tip 1/3Ceremonial Use
Used when someone is leading or running a formal event like a wedding or funeral.
After decades, he still officiates at military honors ceremonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Formality
The term implies a sense of formality and often requires official authority or position.
The mayor is expected to officiate at the parade's opening ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Religious Context
Frequently used in a religious context, indicating a leader's role in a service or ritual.
The priest officiated at the couple's 50th wedding anniversary mass.
Pro Tip 1/3Ceremonial Use
Used when someone is leading or running a formal event like a wedding or funeral.
After decades, he still officiates at military honors ceremonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Formality
The term implies a sense of formality and often requires official authority or position.
The mayor is expected to officiate at the parade's opening ceremony.
Pro Tip 3/3Religious Context
Frequently used in a religious context, indicating a leader's role in a service or ritual.
The priest officiated at the couple's 50th wedding anniversary mass.
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how you and always wonderful to hear your name you think the referees will be the Zebras exactly because they're already dressed nicely in black and white very good very good and projects althought want to ask you do you think the officiating would be very fair
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Letting go of outdated...
mo- are he realized that last day of the conciliation that their daddy is not as important as this girl going on with I officiate
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
how you and always wonderful to hear your name you think the referees will be the Zebras exactly because they're already dressed nicely in black and white very good very good and projects althought want to ask you do you think the officiating would be very fair
Video examples
Letting go of outdated...
mo- are he realized that last day of the conciliation that their daddy is not as important as this girl going on with I officiate
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Lou Holtz
American Coach
In football, it's the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate. Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.
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Tim Donaghy
American Criminal
Obviously I bet on games I officiated. I passed on information based on the meetings that the referees were having, and based on what the league office wanted us to call in playoff games. With that being said, I was able to win at a high percentage when we were betting on NBA games.
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David Stern
American Businessman
I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by announcers, local announcers. Sometimes you should listen to a game from both feeds, and you'd think you were listening to completely different games.
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Tyronn Lue
American Coach
As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.
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Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
Let me put it like this: I am not prepared to officiate over on behalf of the British government what I think is a disastrous strategy which will impact on some of the most vulnerable and poorest people within our society.
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Doug Harvey
Canadian Athlete
I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can have fun. I never spent a day where going out on a baseball field didn't make me feel better.
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John W. Henry
American Businessman
Football officiating is so subjective - much more subjective than any other sport. But the more I watch - and I watch too many matches - the more impressed I am with referees.
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Ron Jaworski
American Athlete
I've addressed this before, and I'll say it again: The league has to take a long, hard look at full-time officials. The officiating has been inconsistent all season long.
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Michael Chiesa
American Mixed Martial Artist
Mario Yamasaki should just crawl in a hole and never step inside of any type of professional mixed martial arts event. He should never officiate, ever again.
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Mary Pilon
American Journalist
Increasingly, football fans are arguing that the game is bloated with too much down time. The officiating is clumsy.
Quote examples
Lou Holtz
American Coach
In football, it's the job of the player to play, the coach to coach, the official to officiate. Each guy is charged with upholding his end, nothing more. In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.
Quote examples
Tim Donaghy
American Criminal
Obviously I bet on games I officiated. I passed on information based on the meetings that the referees were having, and based on what the league office wanted us to call in playoff games. With that being said, I was able to win at a high percentage when we were betting on NBA games.
Quote examples
David Stern
American Businessman
I would say the referees have the toughest game to call. I would say that there's a lot of officiating done by announcers, local announcers. Sometimes you should listen to a game from both feeds, and you'd think you were listening to completely different games.
Quote examples
Tyronn Lue
American Coach
As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.
Quote examples
Martin McGuinness
Irish Politician
Let me put it like this: I am not prepared to officiate over on behalf of the British government what I think is a disastrous strategy which will impact on some of the most vulnerable and poorest people within our society.
Quote examples
Doug Harvey
Canadian Athlete
I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can have fun. I never spent a day where going out on a baseball field didn't make me feel better.
Quote examples
John W. Henry
American Businessman
Football officiating is so subjective - much more subjective than any other sport. But the more I watch - and I watch too many matches - the more impressed I am with referees.
Quote examples
Ron Jaworski
American Athlete
I've addressed this before, and I'll say it again: The league has to take a long, hard look at full-time officials. The officiating has been inconsistent all season long.
Quote examples
Michael Chiesa
American Mixed Martial Artist
Mario Yamasaki should just crawl in a hole and never step inside of any type of professional mixed martial arts event. He should never officiate, ever again.
Quote examples
Mary Pilon
American Journalist
Increasingly, football fans are arguing that the game is bloated with too much down time. The officiating is clumsy.
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