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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 committees
The community set up committees to handle food, shelter, health and other critical needs, said George Anton, a Gazan who shelters at the Holy Family Church.
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Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
But an earlier attempt by aldermen to take more control of all-important committees was quickly put down.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Super PACs, otherwise known as independent expenditure committees, focus on helping or attacking certain political candidates or issues, often by funding TV ad buys.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Following this guidance, committees consider factors including obesity, mental health issues, substance use, homicide and suicide.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
Form diverse committees that represent all genders, voices and perspectives.
—Elpida Kokkota, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Some state officials point to this silence as a reason their committees haven’t made any changes to their process.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2020, the CDC added a checkbox to its model case review form for committees to indicate whether discrimination played a role.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
To fix that, bills were introduced in the Senate and House judiciary committees this year clarifying the language, while also ensuring cases can be sped up by expanding eligibility to all district courts in the 4th Circuit Court jurisdiction instead of just the one federal court in North Carolina.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
But an earlier attempt by aldermen to take more control of all-important committees was quickly put down.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Super PACs, otherwise known as independent expenditure committees, focus on helping or attacking certain political candidates or issues, often by funding TV ad buys.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Following this guidance, committees consider factors including obesity, mental health issues, substance use, homicide and suicide.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
Form diverse committees that represent all genders, voices and perspectives.
—Elpida Kokkota, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Some state officials point to this silence as a reason their committees haven’t made any changes to their process.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2020, the CDC added a checkbox to its model case review form for committees to indicate whether discrimination played a role.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
To fix that, bills were introduced in the Senate and House judiciary committees this year clarifying the language, while also ensuring cases can be sped up by expanding eligibility to all district courts in the 4th Circuit Court jurisdiction instead of just the one federal court in North Carolina.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Committees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committees. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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