Referee or judge in pattern??
Hi,
We were discussing the English language while having breakfast. We know, that in court it is either one judge or a panel of judges. But when it comes to the sport F3A or pattern if you like, is it then more than one judge (panel of judges) or is it a panel of referees ?
Wikipedia says;
referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known, in addition to referee, by a variety of other titles as well (often depending on the sport), including umpire, judge, arbiter, arbitrator, linesman, commissaire, timekeeper, touch judge or Technical Official (by the International Olympic Committee).
I should like to know what is being used in American English and English English.
Thank you!
Best regards