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.
To assemble together.
To meet in a congress.
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.
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.