committee of the whole
noun phrase
: the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules
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Kendall Area Transit Executive Director Nate Kloster at an Oswego Village Board committee of the whole meeting recently gave an overview of the ridership program.
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Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
The committee's recommendations came in a report presented at the board's April 8 committee of the whole meeting.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
The City Council, acting as a committee of the whole, recommended approving a proposal raising the salaries of the mayor, city clerk/treasurer, city attorney and for members of the City Council and...
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
The council, working as a committee of the whole, on Wednesday moved forward for a vote a $3.7 million contract with GeoSurfaces for purchase and installation of the turf.
—Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
Oswego Village Board members met as a committee of the whole recently and discussed impact fees developers pay to the village, schools, park district, library and fire district in town.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
The library board and staff are very aware of Springdale's community standards, which were expressed Monday night as the City Council met as a committee of the whole, noted Paula Wilson, chairman of the library board.
—Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2023
Oswego Village Board members as a committee of the whole Tuesday will discuss the possibility of limiting the number of video gambling licenses in town.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
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Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
The committee's recommendations came in a report presented at the board's April 8 committee of the whole meeting.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
The City Council, acting as a committee of the whole, recommended approving a proposal raising the salaries of the mayor, city clerk/treasurer, city attorney and for members of the City Council and...
—Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
The council, working as a committee of the whole, on Wednesday moved forward for a vote a $3.7 million contract with GeoSurfaces for purchase and installation of the turf.
—Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
Oswego Village Board members met as a committee of the whole recently and discussed impact fees developers pay to the village, schools, park district, library and fire district in town.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
The library board and staff are very aware of Springdale's community standards, which were expressed Monday night as the City Council met as a committee of the whole, noted Paula Wilson, chairman of the library board.
—Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2023
Oswego Village Board members as a committee of the whole Tuesday will discuss the possibility of limiting the number of video gambling licenses in town.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
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“Committee of the whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committee%20of%20the%20whole. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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