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1Committee — For other uses, see Committee (disambiguation). Committee room, designed 1901, in Halifax Town Hall A committee (or commission ) is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger… …
2committee — 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… …
3Committee of the Regions — Established 1994 Type EU body President Mercedes Bresso Members 344 …
4committee of the whole — ☆ committee of the whole n. a committee comprising all the members of a legislative body, etc. under more informal rules than those used in a regular session …
5Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship — The Committee on Obscenity and Film Censorship, better known as the Williams Committee, was a 1970s British Home Office committee chaired by Professor Bernard Williams. The task of the committee was to review the laws concerning obscenity,… …
6Committee on Jewish Law and Standards — The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is the central authority on halakha (Jewish law and tradition) within Conservative Judaism; it is one of the most active and widely known committees on the Conservative movement s Rabbinical Assembly.… …
7Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget — The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Abbreviation CRFB Formation June 10, 1981 Type …
8Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden) — The Committee on the Constitution (Swedish: Konstitutionsutskottet, KU) is a committee in the Parliament of Sweden. The committee prepares matters concerning the constitution and the Parliament Act and other matters concerning legislation of a… …
9committee — com|mit|tee W1S3 [kəˈmıti] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: committee person something is committed to (15 17 centuries), from commit] [C also + plural verb British English] a group of people chosen to do a particular job, make decisions etc committee …
10committee — n. 1 a a body of persons appointed for a specific function by, and usu. out of, a larger body. b such a body appointed by Parliament etc. to consider the details of proposed legislation. c (Committee) Brit. the whole House of Commons when sitting …
