as in panel
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party
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Recent Examples of committee
The committee considers several factors, when making its determinations, including real income, payroll employment, consumer spending, industrial production and gross domestic product.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), said the committee raised $35.2 million ahead of its dinner with President Trump on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
In the Senate, the bill appears stalled because the next committee it is assigned to is no longer meeting.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
The committee subsequently advanced a bill to empower the state auditor to create a team to investigate waste, fraud and inefficiency in state spending and report to lawmakers what can be cut.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), said the committee raised $35.2 million ahead of its dinner with President Trump on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
In the Senate, the bill appears stalled because the next committee it is assigned to is no longer meeting.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
The committee subsequently advanced a bill to empower the state auditor to create a team to investigate waste, fraud and inefficiency in state spending and report to lawmakers what can be cut.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committee
Noun
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Lucky Duck also shows up — in person this time — to quack at the panel and give them a late-in-the-game incentive to do better.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Garland shared the duo’s resolute ethic while appearing at a Los Angeles panel alongside Mendoza (and D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai, who portrays Mendoza with a convincing stoicism that arose from his inquiries into the concerted memories of the SEAL’s battle mates).—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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With Ekholm out of commission, both Ty Emberson and John Klingberg drew back into the lineup to play right defence.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, Flow Space may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
28 Mar. 2025
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Plans to repeal a law requiring later middle and high school start times by 2026 took a left turn Wednesday, as a Florida House subcommittee rewrote a bill that already had won strong support in two Senate hearings.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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The remarks sparked an outcry from Rep. Bill Keating (Mass.), the top Democrat on the subcommittee, who demanded a correction.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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