committee on hearing

  • 1hearing — 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… …

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  • 2Committee of the Whole (short story) — Committee of the Whole Author Frank Herbert Country  United States Language …

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  • 3Hearing Secret Harmonies — is the final novel in Anthony Powell s twelve volume masterpiece, A Dance to the Music of Time . It was published in 1975 to the relief of an audience that had grown steadily over the twenty four years since the first book, A Question of… …

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  • 4hearing — [hir′iŋ] n. [ME heringe: see HEAR] 1. the act or process of perceiving sounds 2. the sense by which sounds are perceived 3. an opportunity to speak, sing, etc.; chance to be heard 4. a) a court appearance before a judge or court referee, other… …

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  • 5hearing — noun 1 ability to hear ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, excellent, good, normal, sharp ▪ bad (esp. AmE), impaired, poor VERB …

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  • 6hearing — n. perception of sounds 1) acute, keen hearing 2) defective, impaired hearing 3) hard of hearing; hearing impaired session of a committee, court 4) to conduct, hold a hearing 5) a fair, impartial; open hearing (he got a fair hearing) 6)… …

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  • 7Committee of 100 on the Federal City — The National Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum, saved by the Committee of 100 on the Federal City in 1959. The Committee of 100 on the Federal City, locally referred to as the Committee of 100, is a private, nonprofit membership… …

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  • 8Hearing (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 …

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  • 9hearing — hear|ing W2S3 [ˈhıərıŋ US ˈhır ] n 1.) [U] the sense which you use to hear sounds have good/bad etc hearing ▪ She has remarkable hearing for a lady of her age. ▪ a child with a hearing disability →↑hard of hearing 2.) a meeting of a court or… …

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  • 10hearing — noun 1 (U) the sense which you use to hear sounds: Speak up, please. My hearing is not too good. see also: hard of hearing 2 (C) a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case 3 give sb a (fair) hearing to give… …

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