special master
nounDefinition of special master
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In such cases, the Supreme Court acts much like a trial court, appointing a special master to hear evidence and issue recommendations. — Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, "Arizona files novel lawsuit in Supreme Court over opioid crisis," 31 July 2019 In such cases, the Supreme Court acts much like a trial court, appointing a special master to hear evidence and issue recommendations. — Adam Liptak, New York Times, "Arizona Files Novel Lawsuit in Supreme Court Over Opioid Crisis," 31 July 2019 The appeals court did side with Paragon in determining that a lower court judge erred in assigning Paragon Contractors a special master to monitor the company. — Washington Post, "Polygamous town contractor must pay $1M to child workers," 3 July 2019 The hearing was held before Senate special master Dudley Goodlette, who is overseeing the Senate’s inquiry of the suspension. — Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, "Suspended Sheriff Scott Israel defends his reaction to Parkland school massacre," 18 June 2019 The court then appointed a special master to devise new maps, which were used for primary elections earlier this month. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, "Supreme Court Backs Virginia Ban on Uranium Mining," 17 June 2019 The special master who administers the funds has also said payments to current claimants would have to be cut in half, while new claimants would have their payments reduced by 70 percent. — Shannon Larson, courant.com, "Connecticut first responders celebrate passage of bill to extend 9/11 victims fund," 26 July 2019 In February, the special master administering the money announced that payments would have to be cut in half for those who had already made claims and by 70 percent for any future applications. — Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, "9/11 first responders fund clears Senate and heads to Trump," 23 July 2019 In February, the special master administering the money announced that payments would have to be cut in half for those who had already made claims, and by 70 percent for any future applications. — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, "9/11 First Responders Fund Clears Senate and Heads to Trump," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'special master.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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