observer

CEFRB1

/əbˈzɝvɚ/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
Someone who watches an event without taking part.
02
noun
Extra detail
A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate.

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At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.

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When the army reached Tsun-i, an enlarged Politburo meeting was called. Teng attended as an observer.
1985, Ching Hua Lee, “Becoming Mao's Man (1931-1935)”, in Deng Xiaoping: The Marxist Road to the Forbidden City, Princeton, N.J.: The Kingston Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 68
Between 8 and 9 p.m., the recorder at a meteorological station at Harrow, Middlesex, picked up 1,470 lightning flashes within a radius of 10 to 15 miles, and observers at the station described the storm as "probably one of the most spectacular of the century."
1958 November 26, “Storm Damage in the Home Counties”, in Railway Magazine, page 746

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