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self-officiated

self-officiated adjective: officiated by players, on the "honor system", rather than by an outside observer such as a referee.

Adjective

self-officiated (not comparable)

  1. officiated by players, on the "honor system", rather than by an outside observer such as a referee.
    • Ultimate Frisbee is a self-officiated noncontact field game, using seven players per side and requiring continuous motion, much like soccer or basketball.2007 May 28, Houston Chronicle

Origin of self-officiated

From self- + officiated.

Questions about self-officiated

What does self-officiated mean?
Self-officiated means officiated by players, on the "honor system", rather than by an outside observer such as a referee.
What part of speech is self-officiated?
Self-officiated is an adjective.

Words near self-officiated in the dictionary

  1. self-objectification
  2. self-obsessed
  3. self-obsession
  4. self-offence
  5. self-offences
  6. self-officiated
  7. self-officiation
  8. self-oiling
  9. self-opening
  10. self-operating
  11. self-opinion

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