hearing officer

Definitions of hearing officer
  1. noun
    an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
    synonyms: hearing examiner
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    type of:
    functionary, official
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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