Umpire
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In sports, an umpire is an official appointed to rule on plays and procedure. Several sports use umpires:
- Baseball
- Badminton
- Netball
- Cricket
- Field hockey
- American football
- Tennis
- Sailing (America's Cup)
- Australian rules football
In some sports, the lead official is called the referee.
In law, an umpire usually refers to one of the arbitrators in an arbitral tribunal