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 steering committee is informed by the working group, consisting of leaders from several groups: first-line defense, second-line defense, third-line or internal audit, technology, data, operational risk, info security, compliance and data privacy.
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Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Early in the 2016 primary season, Dans attended a dinner of the steering committee for the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
With the help of an active steering committee, West straightened out the finances and put Metafilter on a path to becoming a nonprofit.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 July 2024
In 2005, an intergovernmental steering committee was assembled to improve UDAW’s chances of adoption.
—Steven M. Wise, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2015
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Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Early in the 2016 primary season, Dans attended a dinner of the steering committee for the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
With the help of an active steering committee, West straightened out the finances and put Metafilter on a path to becoming a nonprofit.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 July 2024
In 2005, an intergovernmental steering committee was assembled to improve UDAW’s chances of adoption.
—Steven M. Wise, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2015
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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