trial examiner
Americannoun
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a person appointed to hold hearings and report findings and recommendations to an administrative or quasi-judicial agency or tribunal.
Etymology
Origin of trial examiner
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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He worked as a trial examiner for the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor and as an attorney in private practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2019
Cited by the National Labor Relations Board, big Todd Shipyards Corp. had been hailed before a trial examiner, who cried in exasperation last week that the hearings had broken "all records" for perjury.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, in a tough yet tongue-in-cheek decision, a National Labor Relations Board trial examiner ruled that union organizing, not sex, was responsible for the firings, ordered the men reimbursed with lost pay.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rulings on objections are entirely within the discretion of the trial examiner.
From Time Magazine Archive
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