| a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, esp. one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict. |
| fact-find·ing (fākt'fīn'dĭng) n. Discovery or determination of facts or accurate information. adj. Of, relating to, or used in the discovery or determination of facts: a fact-finding committee; a fact-finding tour. fact'-find'er n. |
