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1sit on the fence — to delay making a decision when you have to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition. She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate …
2Committee of Both Kingdoms — The Committee of Both Kingdoms, (known as the Derby House Committee from early 1648), was a committee set up during the English Civil War by the Parliamentarian faction in association with representatives from the Scottish Covenanters, to oversee …
3Committee of 100 (United Kingdom) — The Committee of 100 was a British anti war group. It was set up in 1960 with a hundred public signatories by Bertrand Russell, Ralph Schoenman[1] and Reverend Michael Scott and others. Its supporters used mass nonviolent resistance and civil… …
4sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ …
5sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… …
6sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… …
7Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights — The Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR) was formed by a group of Atlanta University Center students in February, 1960. This committee drafted and published An Appeal for Human Rights on March 9, 1960.[1] Six days after publication of …
8committee — com‧mit‧tee [kəˈmɪti] noun [countable] a group of people within an organization such as a government, company, or political party who have been chosen or elected in order to do a particular job, take decisions etc: • They will discuss the issue… …
9Committee for Privileges and Conduct — The Committee for Privileges and Conduct is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee s remit is to make recommendations to the House on complaints of breach of parliamentary privilege. The… …
10Committee for Privileges — The Committee for Privileges is a select committee of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee s remit is to make recommendations to the House on complaints of breach of parliamentary privilege.The committee also… …
