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kaiwhakatau

1. (noun) arbiter, arbitrator, adjudicator.

Ko te Kaitiaki mō te Katoa tonu te tino kaiwhakatau mehemea ... ka whiwhi tonu ia ki ngā mana me ngā tikanga i tukuna ki tētahi hunga e tēnei Ture (RT 2013:22). / The Public Trustee is the principal arbitrator if ... it receives the the authority and the discretion granted to a party by this Act.

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2. (noun) actor, performer.

Ka taea te aro atu ki ngā kupumahi, ngā kupuingoa me ngā kupuāhua whakaatu i ngā āhua ngākau e whakaaria ana e te kaiwhakatau (To 1999:63). / Able to comprehend verbs, nouns and adjectives showing emotions being portrayed by the performer.

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Synonyms: kaiwhakaataata, kaihaka, kaiwhakaari, arero whero o Kahukura


3. (noun) linesman, lineswoman (tennis, etc.).

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