an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
an investigator who observes carefully
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
an opportunity to state your case and be heard
the range within which a voice can be heard
the act of hearing attentively
able to perceive sound
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
