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counterhearing

counterhearing noun: a usually unofficial, symbolic hearing held to highlight viewpoints excluded or underrepresented at another (usually the official) hearing.

Noun

counterhearing (plural counterhearings)

  1. A usually unofficial, symbolic hearing held to highlight viewpoints excluded or underrepresented at another (usually the official) hearing.
    • On March 19, the day the bill was heard by the JHCC, the PWA Coalition, led by Sullivan, organized a "counter-hearing" outside the chamber, since oral testimony in the hearing was prohibited.1990 April 21, Steve Rose, “Burroughs-Wellcome Rears Its Head Again”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Forms of counterhearing

pluralcounterhearings

Origin of counterhearing

From counter- + hearing.

Questions about counterhearing

What does counterhearing mean?
Counterhearing means a usually unofficial, symbolic hearing held to highlight viewpoints excluded or underrepresented at another (usually the official) hearing.
What part of speech is counterhearing?
Counterhearing is a noun.
What is the plural of counterhearing?
The plural of counterhearing is counterhearings.

Words near counterhearing in the dictionary

  1. counterguerilla
  2. counterguerrilla
  3. counterguerrillas
  4. counterhand
  5. counterhands
  6. counterhearing
  7. counterhegemonic
  8. counterhegemonies
  9. counterhegemony
  10. counterhistorical
  11. counterhistorically

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