hearing officer
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈhɪrɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər/
- Formal
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oficial de audiencias
- Reaction to the hearing officer's recommendation that López be denied parole was swift and negative.
- hearing officer decisions
- hearing officer ruling
- an impartial hearing officer
Examples
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The Appeals Court, however, overturned the decisions of the hearing officer and the U.S. District Court and ruled that the school district had denied FAPE.
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The city appointed a hearing officer to oversee the investigation into the complaints from residents.
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During that hearing, owners can argue their case before an administrative hearing officer.
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As another example, the IDEA provides an underlying administrative level of adjudication in the form of due process hearing officer decisions.
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The NC Insurance Commissioner will preside as the hearing officer during the public hearing.
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A memorandum was then referred to the INS Board of Special Inquiry, where a hearing officer ruled on the confessor's status.
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The school-based personnel made a number of serious procedural errors in planning and conducting Jeremy's IEP meeting, errors so serious that it is likely that a hearing officer or court would rule that the mistakes led to a denial of providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to a student with disabilities.
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During the meeting, the hearing officer reviewed all the evidence presented before making a decision.
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The hearing officer listened carefully to both sides before issuing a ruling on the dispute.
Synonyms
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7.2
A government official who listens to cases and makes decisions or recommendations
A person who makes an official decision in a court or hearing
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning — an official who conducts or oversees hearings — is directly and compositionally derived from 'hearing' (an official session) modifying 'officer' (an official). This noun–noun compound pattern is common and follows straightforward semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Hearing officer comes from the simple idea of an official who runs a hearing to 'listen' to each side and, as an officer, has the power to 'decide'. That's why it means 'a government official who hears cases and makes decisions'.