fact finder

noun

: one that tries to determine the realities of a case, situation, or relationship

especially : an impartial examiner designated by a government agency to appraise the facts underlying a particular matter (such as a labor dispute)

fact-finding

ˈfak(t)-ˌfīn-diŋ

noun or adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The fact finder can make recommendations, but does not have authority to bind the sides to a contract. —

David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2022 The difference is that firefighters, at the fact finder’s recommendation, were given a three-year contract. —

Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021 North Royalton Finance Director Eric Dean said the firefighters union has also accepted the fact finder’s terms. —

Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 July 2021 In non-jury trials, the judge becomes the fact finder and applies the law. —

Ben Leonard, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Oct. 2020 Had Danney been willing to testify regarding his treatment of these and other athletes, Plaintiff would be entitled to have the fact finder weigh the scope of Danney’s activities. —

Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2019 The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected a 16 percent raise over five years offered by the city and recommended by an independent fact finder and the union has laid the groundwork for a strike. —

Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Mueller, a former F.B.I. director, sees himself as a fact finder, a scrupulous prosecutor. —

Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 24 July 2019 Judge Leon served as the primary fact finder throughout the six-week trial, and then issued this opinion. —

Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 June 2018 See More

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