### Question
What does Special Counsel mean?


### Answer
**Special Counsel** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 11*:

> the Special Counsel appointed under section 1211(b) of title 5, United States Code

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 11*
  - Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**

