UMPIRAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of umpiring

Example:

the officiating was excellent

Synonyms:

officiating; officiation; refereeing; umpirage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("umpirage" is a kind of...):

deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)

Derivation:

umpire (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)

Meaning:

Mediation by an umpire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("umpirage" is a kind of...):

mediation (a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party)

Derivation:

umpire (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)