confirmation hearing
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- noun
- /ˌkɒnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhɪərɪŋ/
- Formal
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audiencia de confirmación
- Thus, Secretary of State designate Colin L. Powell spoke about the China-Taiwan issue during his Senate confirmation hearings on 17 January 2001 in Washington.
- Senate confirmation hearing
- confirmation hearing for Secretary
- contentious confirmation hearing
It's just also yesterday confirmation hearings continued for Trump's cabinet or basket of employables.
- It's just also yesterday confirmation hearings continued for Trump's cabinet or basket of employables.
- It's time for the news, the confirmation hearings, the Supreme Court nominee Katanji Brown Jackson continue today.
- And interestingly, in the confirmation hearings of many of these Trump appointees, they commented that Roe versus Wade was settled law.
- These judges that just they basically lied when they were, you know, being during their confirmation hearings, right?
Examples
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Holder was asked for his positions on many things at his Senate confirmation hearings, and he repeatedly replied by stating what President Obama's positions were.
Academic text (2009) -
"I have not been included in those conversations," Dunford said at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.
Blog text (13) -
Well, there may be a Senate confirmation hearing in my future.
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I think the Larrabee confirmation hearing went very well today.
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He'd also been through a confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate.
Fiction book (1991) -
Today, we are gathered for the confirmation hearing of Caroline Krass to be general counsel of the CIA.
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Many observers point to testimony by University of Oklahoma College of Law professor Anita Hill at confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Academic text (1995) -
And interestingly, in the confirmation hearings of many of these Trump appointees, they commented that Roe versus Wade was settled law.
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Today, we are gathered for the confirmation hearing of Caroline Krass to be general counsel of the CIA.
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Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee begins confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
Synonyms
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A meeting where people present evidence in a court or committee
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from 'confirmation' (the act of making something official) + 'hearing' (an official session where matters are considered), so it denotes an official meeting held to confirm something (e.g., a nominee). This straightforward noun–noun combination follows common compounding patterns and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents, despite the political-domain specificity.
Etymology
Confirmation hearing is made of two simple words: confirmation, meaning 'to approve', and hearing, a meeting where people are listened to. So, in government, senators ask a nominee questions and 'hear' the answers to decide whether to 'approve' that person.