Term: confirmation hearing: 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
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: oxeye daisy: similar to oxeye daisy
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: flax: fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: tissue typing: a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: sage: aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: mothball: a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: bustard: large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: ballistics: the science of flight dynamics
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: stele: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: slanginess: casualness in use of language
Broader: hearing: a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | Unrelated: multi-billionaire: a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars