special master

noun

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Touchstone, who was elected to the commission Nov. 2022 and is up for reelection next year, wants a judge to issue an immediate injunction to appoint a special master to oversee city meetings. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025 For instance, the law supplies only eight special masters to hear all the cases, but the caseload has risen dramatically as more vaccines have been covered by the law. 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 Similarly, the program still has eight adjudicators, known as special masters, to review all cases before the government. Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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special master

noun
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