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Definitions for investigatory
-gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·ves·ti·ga·to·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fact-finding, investigative, investigatoryadjective

    designed to find information or ascertain facts

    "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting"

Wiktionary

  1. investigatoryadjective

    Aimed at investigating; investigative.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of investigatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of investigatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of investigatory in a Sentence

  1. Cyndi Roy Gonzalez:

    People should be troubled by any attempt by members of Congress to silence or undercut basic investigatory authority by a state attorney general's office, our office will not be intimidated by oil industry-backed members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  2. Neil Chatterjee:

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission continues to follow the reports on the situation at the Edenville and Sanford Dams. Our primary concern is the safety of Michigan residents, and we urge them all to continue heeding evacuation guidance by local emergency management agencies, when it is appropriate and safe to do so, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will send a staff engineer to the site to assist with the investigation. The Commission pledges to work closely with state officials and coordinate our investigatory efforts wherever possible.

  3. Fabien Levy:

    After multiple women made accusations that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed them, the governor, himself, requested that Attorney General James oversee an independent investigation, the independent investigators selected are widely respected professionals, recognized for their legal and investigatory ability. To attack this investigation andattempt to undermine and politicize this process takes away from the bravery displayed by these women. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

  4. Trey Gowdy:

    While our investigatory approach has uncovered new witnesses, new documents, new facts and will result in the most detailed and complete accounting of what happened in Benghazi, the frustration that some feel at not seeing the work unfold on television or reading about new discoveries in print is understandable, the approach we are taking, while short on drama, aims to discover all of the relevant facts and to be long on credibility when the final report is written.

  5. Sarah Sanders:

    The FBI July report required significant additional investigatory field work before [ the ] personnel security office could begin to evaluate the information for adjudication. As Director Wray said, information was still coming to the White House personnel security office in February, the The FBI portion was closed. The White House personnel security office, who's the one that makes the recommendation for adjudication, had not finished their process and therefore had not made a recommendation to The White House.

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