fact-finding

ˈfæktˌfaɪndɪŋ

Definition

Definition of fact-finding - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

investigationmeant to find out true information, often for investigations

The committee held a fact-finding meeting.

investigative

investigatory

probing

Noun

researchprocess of discovering facts through investigation or inquiry

The committee began a fact-finding to understand the issue.

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Expressions with fact-finding

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fact-finding mission

official trip to gather information about a situation

The committee went on a fact-finding mission to the region.

fact-finding tour

trip made to collect information about something

The committee went on a fact-finding tour of the factory.

fact-finding committee

group of people appointed to investigate and collect information about something

The council created a fact-finding committee to review the allegations.

Origin of fact-finding

English, fact (reality) + finding (discovery)

Examples of fact-finding in a sentence

A fact-finding visit to the factory revealed safety lapses.
The reporter’s fact-finding uncovered emails that contradicted the official story.
HR launched a fact-finding after several employees filed complaints.

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French:d'enquête, enquête, ...
German:faktenerhebend, Sachverhaltsaufklärung, ...
Italian:di accertamento dei fatti, accertamento dei fatti, ...
Spanish:de investigación, investigación de los hechos, ...
Portuguese:de apuramento de factos, apuração de factos, ...
Chinese:调查的, 查明事实, ...
Japanese:実態調査の, 実態調査, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِقْصائِي, تَحَرِّي الحَقائِق, ...
Hebrew:לְבֵרוּר עֻבְדּוֹת, בֵּירוּר עוּבְדוֹת, ...
Russian:выяснительный, установление фактов, ...
Ukrainian:розслідувальний, з'ясування фактів, ...
Hindi:तथ्य-खोजी, तथ्य-जाँच, ...
Bengali:তথ্য অনুসন্ধানী, তথ্য অনুসন্ধান, ...
Catalan:d'investigació, investigació, ...
Czech:zjišťovací, zjišťování skutečností, ...
Danish:faktasøgende, faktaundersøgelse, ...
Dutch:feitenonderzoek-, feitenonderzoek, ...
Greek:διερευνητικός, διακρίβωση γεγονότων, ...
Hungarian:tényfeltáró, tényfeltárás, ...
Khmer:ស្វែងរកការពិត, ការស្វែងរកការពិត, ...
Korean:사실 확인의, 사실 조사, ...
Persian:تحقیقاتی, حقیقتیابی, ...
Polish:wyjaśniający, ustalanie faktów, ...
Portuguese (BR):de apuração de fatos, apuração dos fatos, ...
Romanian:de investigare a faptelor, investigare, ...
Swedish:faktainsamlande, faktainsamling, ...
Thai:เพื่อค้นหาข้อเท็จจริง, การสืบหาข้อเท็จจริง, ...
Turkish:bilgi toplama, olgu araştırması, ...
Vietnamese:xác minh, xác minh sự thật, ...

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