- public inquiry
- ,public in`quiry noun countan official attempt to discover the cause of something bad that has affected the public, organized by someone chosen by the government
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public inquiry — noun An investigation held in public into various aspects (eg safety, environmental effect) of eg a proposed engineering or building project • • • Main Entry: ↑public * * * public inquiry UK US noun [countable] [singular public inquiry … Useful english dictionary
Public inquiry — A public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a country s, state s, or province s government. A public inquiry differs from a Royal Commission in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more… … Wikipedia
public inquiry — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms public inquiry : singular public inquiry plural public inquiries an official attempt to discover the cause of something bad that has affected the public, organized by someone chosen by the government … English dictionary
public inquiry — noun (C) an official attempt to find out the cause of something, especially an accident … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Centre for Public Inquiry — The Centre for Public Inquiry (Fiosrú an Phobail) was established in February 2005 as a non governmental body to ...investigate matters of public importance in Irish political, public and corporate life . [ [http://www.publicinquiry.ie/index.php… … Wikipedia
inquiry — in·qui·ry / in ˌkwīr ē, in kwīr ē; in kwə rē, iŋ / n pl ries 1: a request for information such doubt as would cause a reasonable person to make an inquiry 2: a systematic official investigation often of a matter of public interest esp. by a body… … Law dictionary
Public — is of or pertaining to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to private; as, the public treasury, a road or lake. Public is also defined as the people of a nation not affiliated with the government of that… … Wikipedia
public enquiry — UK US british another spelling of public inquiry Thesaurus: attempt to find out informationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Inquiry — For other uses, see Public inquiry and Enquiry character. An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. A theory of inquiry is an account of the various types of inquiry and a treatment … Wikipedia
inquiry — noun 1 (C) a question you ask in order to get information (+ about): We re getting a lot of inquiries from travel companies about our new London Rio service. | make inquiries: I don t know who sent the gift, but I ll make discreet inquiries. | be … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
