What is the difference between umpire and a referee?
Question #66826. Asked by Banty.
dino335
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dino335 19 year member
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Referees have whistles. Umpires don't have whistles are only in baseball.
Jun 12 2006, 1:12 PM
Banty
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Banty
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Sorry but to remind you Umpires are also in Cricket.
Jun 12 2006, 1:28 PM
art47
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art47
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an umpire can throw a manager out of the game while a refereee can not.
Jun 12 2006, 1:45 PM
thewho13rd
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thewho13rd
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But a referre can give a coach two technicals fouls in basketball... ejecting the coach form the game.
Jun 12 2006, 2:09 PM
robboy
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robboy 21 year member
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Same job, different names because of different etymologies. Umpire comes from Middle English/Old French (noumper/nonper); Referee probably made it here from English law background.
Jun 12 2006, 4:31 PM
davejacobs
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davejacobs 22 year member
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This varies from sport to sport of course.
In games such as tennis, badminton and squash, an umpire is in charge of one game (at a time) while the Referee is in charge of a whole tournament, and for example oversees the draw, and match scheduling.
Jun 13 2006, 1:00 AM
zbeckabee
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zbeckabee Moderator 19 year member
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Basically the same thing.
"A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. Officials in some sports are known by a variety of other titles, including umpire, judge or linesman."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referee