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Word

judges

Phoneticsjudges

US/ˈdʒədʒɪz/

UK/dʒˈʌdʒɪz/

Definitions

01legal officials

A2 · Elementary Plural noun Law

n. people who are in charge of a court of law and decide how to punish criminals.

n. public officials appointed to decide cases in a court of law.

“The judges listened to both sides before making their final decision.”

“The panel of judges deliberated for several hours before issuing a ruling that would set a significant legal precedent.”

Synonyms

magistratesjustices

02competition evaluators

A2 · Elementary Plural noun

n. people who decide the winner of a competition or contest.

n. individuals appointed to decide the results of a competition or to evaluate the quality of something.

“The judges gave the gymnast a high score for her difficult routine.”

“Independent judges were brought in to ensure that the architectural competition remained unbiased and focused purely on design merit.”

Synonyms

evaluatorsarbitersreferees

Antonyms

competitors

03biblical book

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Religion Formal

n. the name of a book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

n. the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Proper noun; almost always capitalized.

“We studied the story of Samson in the book of Judges.”

“The Book of Judges chronicles the history of Biblical Israel from the death of Joshua to the rise of the monarchy.”

Etymology

Reference to the contents of the book, a chronicle of the acts of the Judges of Israel.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

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Judges(B2)

ADJECTIVE

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Exam level
CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
Frequency
Common
Level
B2 · Upper Intermediate
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