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

Examples of steering committee in a Sentence

The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.
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The short of it: TPAC is not yet ready to share designs for the new building with the public, but initial design concepts are reaching the final stages as the organization continues to gather feedback from its community steering committee, according to CEO Jennifer Turner. Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for steering committee 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of steering committee was in 1887

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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

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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