No. 1,719 in Turkish
hakem
Referee or arbitrator.
In a sentence
Hakem maç sırasında çok adil davrandı.
The referee acted very fairly during the match.
In this sentence, 'hakem' specifically refers to a sports referee, someone who oversees and enforces rules during a game.
Bu konuda hakemlik yapmam mümkün değil.
It is not possible for me to arbitrate on this matter.
Here, 'hakem' is used metaphorically to mean an arbitrator, someone who decides or mediates in a disagreement outside of a sports context.
Hakemi bekleyen oyuncular sabırsızlanıyordu.
The players waiting for the referee were becoming impatient.
Again, 'hakem' refers to a sports referee, but the focus is on the anticipation of their presence to start the match.
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