special master

noun

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The special masters deciding the cases found that none of the causation hypotheses put forward to connect autism and vaccines were reliable as medical or scientific theories. Anna Kirkland, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025 The court ordered the special master to create district maps to adhere to federal requirements of population equality, the Voting Rights Act mandates, state constitution and statutes in its districting process. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025 Plaintiffs petition a special court system where government officials known as special masters, who operate like judges, rule on cases without juries. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 28 July 2025 Attorneys for the company that holds the Pope County casino license used a court filing this week to push back on a special master's findings in a lawsuit over a casino license ballot initiative. Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 20 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for special master

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First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of special master was in 1953

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“Special master.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20master. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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special master

noun
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