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confirmation hearing — ➔ hearing * * * confirmation hearing UK US noun [C] ► GOVERNMENT in the US, a meeting to decide whether an official job should be given to someone who has been suggested for it: »At her confirmation hearing for labor secretary in January, she… … Financial and business terms
confirmation hearing — noun a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president • Hypernyms: ↑hearing … Useful english dictionary
hearing — hear‧ing [ˈhɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈhɪr ] noun [countable] a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case: • A court hearing is unlikely before the end of next year. confirˈmation ˌhearing 1. in the US, a hearing to approve the… … Financial and business terms
hearing — hear·ing n 1: a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision making authority compare trial ◇ The purpose of a hearing is to provide the … Law dictionary
Hearing (law) — For other uses, see Hearing (disambiguation). Picture from the Berry confirmation hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342. In law, a hearing is a proceeding … Wikipedia
hearing — noun 1 ability to hear ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, excellent, good, normal, sharp ▪ bad (esp. AmE), impaired, poor VERB … Collocations dictionary
confirmation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ additional, further ▪ Practically every new piece of documentary evidence provides additional confirmation that the charges are true. ▪ independent ▪ direct ▪ … Collocations dictionary
United States congressional hearing — Congressional hearings are the principal pen is formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. Whether confirmation hearings a procedure unique to the Senate legislative,… … Wikipedia
Congressional hearing — Congressional hearings are the principal formal method by which committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking. Whether confirmation hearings a procedure unique to the Senate legislative, oversight,… … Wikipedia
John Roberts — For other people named John Roberts, see John Roberts (disambiguation). John Roberts 17th Chief Justice of the United States Incumbent … Wikipedia
