fact-finding
/'fækt,faindiɳ/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Designed to discover or verify information: Used to describe an activity, mission, or process whose primary purpose is to gather facts and information about a situation, often before making a decision or judgment.
Usage
- The word fact-finding is primarily used as an adjective before a noun to describe the purpose of an action or group.
- It is commonly used in formal, legal, political, and journalistic contexts.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The United Nations sent a fact-finding mission to the region.
- The committee published its fact-finding report after a six-month investigation.
- A fact-finding tour was organized for the new delegates.
Advanced Usage
- "Fact-finding" as a compound noun concept: While primarily an adjective, the hyphenated form "fact-finding" can conceptually refer to the activity itself.
- The first stage of the process is fact-finding.
- Used in legal contexts to describe pre-trial investigations.
- The judge ordered a fact-finding hearing to determine the circumstances.
Variants and Related Words
- Fact-finder (noun): A person or group engaged in discovering facts.
- The arbitrator acted as an impartial fact-finder.
- Investigation (noun): A formal inquiry or systematic examination.
- Reconnaissance (noun): Military observation or preliminary survey to gather information.
Synonyms
- Investigative: Involving careful examination, especially to discover facts.
- Exploratory: Done with the aim of investigating or learning more about something.
- Inquisitorial: Relating to an official inquiry.
Related Phrases
- Fact-finding mission/committee/trip/report: Common collocations where "fact-finding" modifies a noun to specify its purpose.
- The journalist's fact-finding trip revealed new evidence.
Notes
- "Fact-finding" is a hyphenated compound adjective. The hyphen is essential for clarity when it precedes a noun (e.g., a fact-finding committee). It may sometimes be used without a hyphen when it follows a verb (e.g., ), but the hyphenated form is standard.
Adjective
- designed to find information or ascertain facts
- a fact-finding committee
- investigative reporting