1. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
   "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials";
   - justice, jurist
    
2. An authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
   "The art judge assessed the painting's authenticity and value";
   - evaluator

1. Make a critical assessment or form an opinion about something or someone
   "I cannot judge some works of modern art";
   - evaluate, pass judgment
    
2. Determine the result of (a competition)
   "Hollywood stars to judge short films contest"
    
3. Form an estimate of (quantities or time)
   "I judge this chicken to weigh three pounds";
   - estimate, gauge, approximate
    
4. Hear a case and sit as the judge at a trial or hearing
   "The football star was judged for the murder of his wife";
   - adjudicate, try
    
5. Officially declare a judgment on someone
   "They judged him unfit to work here";
   - pronounce, label

Derived forms: judges, judging, judged

Type of: adjudge, adjudicate, adjudicator, authority, calculate, cerebrate, cipher, cogitate, compute, cypher, decide, declare, determine, figure [N. Amer], functionary, hold, make up one's mind, official, reckon, resolve, settle, think, work out

Encyclopedia: Judge, Michael