confirmation hearing

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

grand jury

Hypernyms

hearing

Examples

In my first week as a U.S. senator, I had the privilege of participating in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Al Franken

Close letter words and terms

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