Judge
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judge:
(the letters ‘dg’ rhyme with the first letter ‘j’ in this word)
- a judge of a court of law
a public official, usually a qualified and knowledgeable person in law, who has the power to decide which/who is wrong and which/who is right when an argument, disagreement or accusation on somebody is brought to the court of law, and who knows how to conduct a trial of any case in a court of law;
- a panel of judges at a competition/contest
a person who has the knowledge and experience in a particular field, such as music, art, science, philosophy, etc., so that he/she can give valuable opinion and can decide which/who is wrong and which/who is right or who has gained more points in a competition, contest, test, quiz, etc., and in this context, the person is not necessarily a person who has knowledge in law, e.g. “The judges of the contest declared Ahmed the winner of the recitation competition.” “Pete is a good judge of antique furniture.”, i.e. Pete knows much about very old and valuable furniture.
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Mr. Kumar, an English language teacher, having taught in many countries around the world including Ethiopia and Oman shares this English Language Reference website using material that he has written and compiled during the past 20 years.