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colegiado

licensed professional

noun koh-leh-HYAH-doh Rare

Also means

referee (sports)

Usage Note

Colegiado literally means someone registered with a professional association (colegio profesional). In everyday sports journalism, particularly in football, it is the standard formal term for a referee or match official. The feminine form is colegiada; used as an adjective it means 'collegiate' or 'belonging to a professional body.'

Examples

"El colegiado pitó un penalti en el último minuto."

Natural Translation

The referee blew a penalty in the last minute.

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