judges
/ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/noun
Definitions
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
A person officiating at a sports event or similar.
Example: At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
Example: She is a good judge of wine.
verb
Definitions
To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
Example: A higher power will judge you after you are dead.
To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
Example: Justices in this country judge without appeal.
To form an opinion on.
Example: I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.
To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
Example: We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.