steering committee
noun
: a managing or directing committee
specifically
: a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body
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The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.
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Party steering committees recommend assignments based on factors like seniority, expertise, and political considerations, which are then approved by the full party and formally voted on by the House or Senate.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The figure is a boon to Rep-elect Brian Jack (R-Ga.), the freshman representative to the House GOP's steering committee, which decides on committee membership.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
The district needs community members who will serve on five public steering committees, focused respectively on facilities issues affecting the northwest, central, east and southwest parts of Milwaukee.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership team will decide on the membership of the steering committee this week, the three current co-chairs wrote in a letter first obtained by Axios.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The figure is a boon to Rep-elect Brian Jack (R-Ga.), the freshman representative to the House GOP's steering committee, which decides on committee membership.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
The district needs community members who will serve on five public steering committees, focused respectively on facilities issues affecting the northwest, central, east and southwest parts of Milwaukee.
—Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership team will decide on the membership of the steering committee this week, the three current co-chairs wrote in a letter first obtained by Axios.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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