| coroner |
a public officer employed to investigate by inquest any death not thought to have occurred by natural causes. |
| explore |
in medicine, to investigate, esp. by surgery, in order to diagnose. [2/4 definitions] |
| Federal Trade Commission |
a U.S. agency whose duty is to investigate and prosecute illegal interstate trade practices such as false advertising and price-fixing. |
| FTC |
abbreviation of "Federal Trade Commission," a U.S. agency whose duty is to investigate and prosecute illegal interstate trade practices such as false advertising and price-fixing. |
| House Un-American Activities Committee |
a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1938-75) created to investigate organizations and individual Americans suspected of being subversive or disloyal to the country. (abbr.: HUAC) |
| HUAC |
abbreviation of "House Un-American Activities Committee," a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (1938-75) created to investigate organizations and individual Americans suspected of being subversive or disloyal to the country. |
| inquire |
to investigate (usu. fol. by "into"). [1/3 definitions] |
| look into |
to investigate or examine (a matter, possible solution, problem, or the like). |
| muckrake |
to investigate and expose misconduct or corruption, esp. on the part of political or business leaders. |
| panel |
a group of persons assembled for a particular purpose, as to investigate or evaluate something. [1/7 definitions] |
| plumb |
to investigate thoroughly. [1/10 definitions] |
| private detective |
a person whose job is to investigate criminal or secret activity at the request of paying clients. |
| private investigator |
a person whose job is to investigate criminal or secret activity at the request of paying clients; private detective. |
| probe |
to examine or investigate with, or as if with, a probe. [1/6 definitions] |
| reinvestigate |
combined form of investigate. |
| scout |
to investigate an area in order to bring back information. [2/8 definitions] |
| see about |
to investigate or give very serious thought to (something). [1/2 definitions] |
| seek |
to search or investigate. [1/4 definitions] |
| select committee |
a group, formed on a temporary basis and assembled from members of a goverment, whose purpose is to investigate a particular issue. |
| smell |
to investigate (usu. fol. by about or around). [1/12 definitions] |
| sound3 |
to investigate by making indirect inquiries. [1/6 definitions] |