fact-finding

Speech parts

1. fact-finding - Noun

2. fact-finding - Adjective

3. fact-finding - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

designed to find information or ascertain facts

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

fact finding

Synonyms

recherche research enquiry investigation exploration reconnaissance inquiry experimentation interrogation arbitration forensic investigative heuristic exploratory probing
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Examples

Perhaps they thought I was on a fact-finding mission, never for one moment thinking that a man of my age and build could be suffering from bulimia nervosa, but that's what the consultant said I had. John Prescott

You know they say the most dangerous person of the world is a member of the United States Congress just home from a three-day fact-finding trip. Johnny Isakson

I have a very long pre-writing process where I'm jotting down ideas in a notebook and ripping out relevant newspaper articles - a long fact-finding mission. Megan McCafferty

There are probably more fact-finding tours of Nicaragua right now than there are facts- the country has shortages of practically everything. P. J. O'Rourke

a fact-finding committee Source: Internet

investigative reporting Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fact table fact that it is important fact-finder fact-oriented person factbook factcheck