intervenor

noun

in·​ter·​ve·​nor ˌin-tər-ˈvē-nər How to pronounce intervenor (audio)
-ˌnȯr
variants or intervener
: one who intervenes
especially : one who intervenes as a third party in a legal proceeding

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Under the intervenor compensation program, experts who contribute to rate cases are eligible to receive payment for their work. Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 The nonprofit had seen its recertification as an intervenor in rate cases — usually a routine process — put on hold earlier this year by the California Department of Insurance. Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024 Josh Stein in his role as state attorney general, Kody Kinsley as secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, and state Sen. Phil Berger as president pro tempore of the upper chamber, and others, are the defendants or what is known as intervenor defendants. Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 July 2024 Don’t be surprised if other schools join HCU as intervenors. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for intervenor 

Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intervenor was in 1621

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“Intervenor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intervenor. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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