special prosecutor
noun /ˌspeʃl ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə(r)/
/ˌspeʃl ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/
- (in the US
) a special official who can be appointed by the US Attorney General to investigate illegal activities by politicians and government officials. In 1973, Congress began to consider the impeachment of President Richard Nixon after he ordered the Attorney General to dismiss the special prosecutor for Watergate. In 1998 the special prosecutor Kenneth Starr published the results of his investigation into the relationship between President Clinton and the junior member of the White House staff, Monica Lewinsky, which led to the President's impeachment.美国 特别检察官:一名特别官员,由美国司法部长任命,负责调查政治家和政府官员的非法活动。1973年,国会开始考虑对理查德·尼克松总统的弹免,此前他命令司法部长解除水门事件特别检察官的职务。1998年,特别检察官肯尼思·斯塔尔公布了他对克林顿总统与白宫工作人员莫妮卡·莱温斯基之间关系的调查结果,导致总统被罢免。