"special master" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2012 August 20, Lovesick (Perception), season 1, episode 6, spoken by Daniel Pierce and Kate Moretti (Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook)",
          "text": "Daniel: You can't look at medical files, they're confidential.\nKate: That's why I need a special master.\nDaniel: A special what?\nKate: A knowledgeable and impartial third party to review the files to report on what Corvis was gonna tell the US attorney without revealing any personal information. That's why I convinced the US attorney to appoint you.",
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          "ref": "2022 September 6, Charlie Savage, “Special Masters and the Trump Records Investigation, Explained”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "Judge Cannon said the special master’s role would be “to review the seized property, manage assertions of privilege and make recommendations thereon, and evaluate claims for return of property.”",
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        "An authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed."
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