Assessor
[ə'sesə] or [ə'sɛsɚ]
Definition
(v.) One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal assessors, nautical assessors.
(v.) One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser; an associate in office.
(v.) One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation.
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Examples
- Not only ignorance and misinformation, but friendship, party animosity, and private resentment, are said frequently to mislead such assessors. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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