Definition of "research project" []

• Research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "We wish to acknowledge past FBI Director William H. Webster and Executive Assistant Director John E. Otto for their early support of the criminal personality research project efforts of the Behavioral Science Unit, as well as current FBI Director William S. Sessions for his continuing support."
• "As part of a research project on sensory impressions in the international hotel industry, sponsored by the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, I collected qualitative and quantitative impressions regarding the degrees of consistency of sensory elements across ExPros."
• "Cheryl Olson was the principal investigator for the first federally funded, large-scale research project to take an in-depth look at the effects of electronic games on teenagers and preteens."