congress vs hearing

congress

noun
  • A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question. 

  • An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups. 

  • A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. 

  • A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons. 

verb
  • To assemble together. 

  • To meet in a congress. 

hearing

noun
  • A proceeding at which discussions are heard. 

  • The sense used to perceive sound. 

  • The act by which something is heard. 

  • A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. 

adj
  • Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. 

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