Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special master

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial -mas-ter
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.

British usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"Daniel: You can't look at medical files, they're confidential. Kate: That's why I need a special master. Daniel: A special what? Kate: A knowledgeable and impartial third party to review the files to report on what Corvis was gonna tell the US attorney without revealing any personal information. That's why I convinced the US attorney to appoint you."
"Judge Cannon said the special master’s role would be “to review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property.”"

Usage

British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

special masters (plural)

Questions

What does special master mean?: An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed.

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