elicitation
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the process of getting information from someone
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the process of trying to find out all the details or facts about something in order to discover who or what caused it or how it happened
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an official examination of a crime, accident, problem etc, in order to get information or the truth
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an attempt to find out what people in general think about a subject by asking some people questions about it
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an official attempt to discover the cause of something bad that has affected the public, organized by someone chosen by the government
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an attempt to find out the truth about an issue, problem, or accident, made by an official group or by a newspaper, television programme etc
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the opinions of a group of people that you ask for before making a decision or taking action
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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text
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