Committee Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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The committee had cited the "disproportionate" cost to the party of a mayoral election to replace Burnham when it blocked his bid to stand in the Greater Manchester seat.

From BBC

A Cobra meeting is an emergency committee, where ministers and officials meet to co-ordinate the government's response to an emerging situation.

From BBC

His testimony came one day after his wife, ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, told the committee she also "had no idea" of Epstein's crimes.

From BBC

The committee’s own rules, read aloud at the start of the proceedings, explicitly prohibited photography inside the room.

From Salon

We all make mistakes, but few of us are chided by the president of the United States or summoned to testify before a congressional committee as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal