intervenor
noun
in·ter·ve·nor ˌin-tər-ˈvē-nər 
-ˌnȯr
variants or intervener
ˌin-tər-ˈvē-nər
: one who intervenes
especially : one who intervenes as a third party in a legal proceeding
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Elections director Ryan Cowley declined to comment for this article as his office filed as an intervenor against Orten and Andersen in their lawsuit. 
Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 Myers, the legal aid lawyer who represents an intervenor in the lawsuit, remains skeptical that housing will ever catch up to shelter. Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 The only pushback in the court hearing came from attorneys representing the recall’s proponents and Jenner, who joined the case as an intervenor. John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021 Federal attorneys on the other side will defend Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the BLM and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and intervenor defendants that include the Alaska Oil and Gas Association. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Jan. 2021 The state of Indiana participated in the case as an intervenor, meaning it was granted the right to observe and submit legal documents in support of the plaintiffs. Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2020 The School City of Hammond and Lake Ridge Schools filed the lawsuit last year and the West Lafayette Community School Corp. joined the suit as an intervenor. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2020 Attorneys for the intervenors argued that solar could be applied more broadly across Alabama Power’s system with or without battery storage. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2020 Finally, the plan required the district to notify the intervenors in the case of plans for constructing schools and for adding capacity to existing schools. Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2019 See More
Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 Myers, the legal aid lawyer who represents an intervenor in the lawsuit, remains skeptical that housing will ever catch up to shelter. Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021 The only pushback in the court hearing came from attorneys representing the recall’s proponents and Jenner, who joined the case as an intervenor. John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021 Federal attorneys on the other side will defend Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, the BLM and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and intervenor defendants that include the Alaska Oil and Gas Association. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Jan. 2021 The state of Indiana participated in the case as an intervenor, meaning it was granted the right to observe and submit legal documents in support of the plaintiffs. Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2020 The School City of Hammond and Lake Ridge Schools filed the lawsuit last year and the West Lafayette Community School Corp. joined the suit as an intervenor. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2020 Attorneys for the intervenors argued that solar could be applied more broadly across Alabama Power’s system with or without battery storage. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2020 Finally, the plan required the district to notify the intervenors in the case of plans for constructing schools and for adding capacity to existing schools. Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1621, in the meaning defined above