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Definition of investigative in English:

investigative

adjectiveɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪvɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪvɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪdɪv
  • 1Of or concerned with investigating something.

    a special investigative committee to look into the strikers' demands
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps we should look more towards the investigative systems that operate across the continent.
    • Satisfyingly, the audience is allowed to do the investigative work themselves.
    • Such draconian methods point to the shortcomings of a cumbersome investigative and judicial system.
    • We do need to make sure that Congress is doing its job of investigative oversight.
    • If an investigative committee happens to be struck when the facts speak too loudly to be silenced, it's no big deal.
    • Then he'll take over as director of security firm Garda's investigative division.
    • Bruguire is an investigative magistrate empowered to view French domestic and foreign intelligence material.
    • The bills include a number of offence and penalty provisions and investigative powers.
    • It was a good piece of investigative work but would it not have been better for the relevant authorities to have carried out the undercover work?
    • The investigative personnel allege that this is consistent with international practice.
    • Most of the investigative work of Congress is done through its committee system.
    • The more preliminary investigative work that we can do, the more it benefits the entire field.
    • This means, both, higher investigative costs and higher extra costs during the trial.
    • He also added a detail that had been overlooked in the investigative file.
    • Danov proposed that the investigative services become part of the police.
    • To reach its conclusions, the investigative committee had to do a bit of digging.
    • It has been unfair at the investigative stage and it has been unfair at the trial stage, not so much the judge but the prosecutor.
    • Thanks to Graham's excellent investigative skills, surely their time has come?
    • A disciplinary panel of judges would need to be established along with an investigative unit.
    • Pressure groups can appear as witnesses at the investigative hearings held by committees of Congress.
    1. 1.1 (of journalism or a journalist) inquiring intensively into and seeking to expose malpractice, the miscarriage of justice, or other controversial issues.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We shall be popping round there anytime soon to do some serious Friday afternoon investigative journalism.
      • How Bates financed this project is a question that has eluded some of the country's finest investigative business journalists.
      • It will be delving deep into the big cultural issues and events of the day, with a mix of investigative journalism and reviews.
      • Ana Arana is an investigative journalist who has reported extensively on Latin America.
      • The role of an investigative reporter is to expose falsehood wherever it occurs, without fear or favour.
      • A new institute to promote investigative journalism will soon be established in Afghanistan.
      • It is based on a true story, framed by an investigative journalist's interview with his elusive subject and told mostly in flashback.
      • My next novel has a miscarriage of justice case but you won't find an investigative journalist or a copper in the background.
      • It might be said that investigative journalism in the British press is alive and well and based on TV programme research.
      • There is certainly the potential for a chilling effect on investigative journalism and for significant injustice.
      • I've always said that the risks in investigative journalism tend to be overstated in Australia.
      • We sent award-winning investigative journalist Gregory Smith to ferret out the answers.
      • If they are that desperate for a news story perhaps some investigative journalism might be in order.
      • Independent investigative journalism that tries to expose the crimes of the powerful is essential, but on its own it has limits.
      • Now, add in the fact that investigative journalism is really expensive for newspapers.
      • Are investigative journalism and conspiracy research two names for the same thing?
      • I look forward, in the interests of justice and fearless investigative journalism, to future exposés.
      • So this was regarded as a pretty fair public interest expose in the best tradition of investigative journalism.
      • It has been suggested that British investigative journalists may be responsible.
      • Tehelka has defended the actions of its investigative journalists.
      Synonyms
      questioning, enquiring, inquisitive, inquisitorial, probing, searching, quizzing, quizzical, curious, intrigued
 
 

Definition of investigative in US English:

investigative

(also investigatory)
adjectiveinˈvestəˌɡādivɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪdɪv
  • 1Of or concerned with investigating something.

    a special investigative committee to look into the strikers' demands
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The more preliminary investigative work that we can do, the more it benefits the entire field.
    • The investigative personnel allege that this is consistent with international practice.
    • This means, both, higher investigative costs and higher extra costs during the trial.
    • Such draconian methods point to the shortcomings of a cumbersome investigative and judicial system.
    • It has been unfair at the investigative stage and it has been unfair at the trial stage, not so much the judge but the prosecutor.
    • To reach its conclusions, the investigative committee had to do a bit of digging.
    • We do need to make sure that Congress is doing its job of investigative oversight.
    • He also added a detail that had been overlooked in the investigative file.
    • Thanks to Graham's excellent investigative skills, surely their time has come?
    • If an investigative committee happens to be struck when the facts speak too loudly to be silenced, it's no big deal.
    • A disciplinary panel of judges would need to be established along with an investigative unit.
    • Then he'll take over as director of security firm Garda's investigative division.
    • Danov proposed that the investigative services become part of the police.
    • Perhaps we should look more towards the investigative systems that operate across the continent.
    • It was a good piece of investigative work but would it not have been better for the relevant authorities to have carried out the undercover work?
    • Bruguire is an investigative magistrate empowered to view French domestic and foreign intelligence material.
    • Most of the investigative work of Congress is done through its committee system.
    • Satisfyingly, the audience is allowed to do the investigative work themselves.
    • The bills include a number of offence and penalty provisions and investigative powers.
    • Pressure groups can appear as witnesses at the investigative hearings held by committees of Congress.
    1. 1.1 (of journalism or a journalist) inquiring intensively into and seeking to expose malpractice, the miscarriage of justice, or other controversial issues.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Independent investigative journalism that tries to expose the crimes of the powerful is essential, but on its own it has limits.
      • It has been suggested that British investigative journalists may be responsible.
      • A new institute to promote investigative journalism will soon be established in Afghanistan.
      • My next novel has a miscarriage of justice case but you won't find an investigative journalist or a copper in the background.
      • We sent award-winning investigative journalist Gregory Smith to ferret out the answers.
      • There is certainly the potential for a chilling effect on investigative journalism and for significant injustice.
      • Now, add in the fact that investigative journalism is really expensive for newspapers.
      • We shall be popping round there anytime soon to do some serious Friday afternoon investigative journalism.
      • Are investigative journalism and conspiracy research two names for the same thing?
      • If they are that desperate for a news story perhaps some investigative journalism might be in order.
      • Ana Arana is an investigative journalist who has reported extensively on Latin America.
      • The role of an investigative reporter is to expose falsehood wherever it occurs, without fear or favour.
      • It will be delving deep into the big cultural issues and events of the day, with a mix of investigative journalism and reviews.
      • Tehelka has defended the actions of its investigative journalists.
      • I've always said that the risks in investigative journalism tend to be overstated in Australia.
      • How Bates financed this project is a question that has eluded some of the country's finest investigative business journalists.
      • It might be said that investigative journalism in the British press is alive and well and based on TV programme research.
      • It is based on a true story, framed by an investigative journalist's interview with his elusive subject and told mostly in flashback.
      • So this was regarded as a pretty fair public interest expose in the best tradition of investigative journalism.
      • I look forward, in the interests of justice and fearless investigative journalism, to future exposés.
      Synonyms
      questioning, enquiring, inquisitive, inquisitorial, probing, searching, quizzing, quizzical, curious, intrigued
 
 
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