public hearing

Noun

Meaning

A judicial hearing which anyone may attend, as opposed to a private hearing.

A meeting to hear public opinions on any issue; a meeting where members of the public hear the facts about any issue and give their opinions about it.

Examples

And I understand that, I testified in closed hearings over eight years because there are intelligence matters, there are sensitive matters that should not be held in a public hearing. Louis J. Freeh

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