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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
Mahan also has the backing of two independent expenditure committees funded largely by tech leaders and other wealthy investors.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Federal political committees spent more than $40 million on expenses labeled as security during the 2023-24 campaign cycle, according to an April report from the nonpartisan Public Service Alliance.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Campa-Najjar, like other candidates, also is backed by independent expenditure committees.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The final bill's price tag is expected to be around $70 billion total, though Republicans say the figures are aimed at giving the committees flexibility.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The budget measure now heads to the House of Representatives, which must also adopt the resolution before committees can draft the actual legislation.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Compensation committees register the discontent and can make tweaks the following year when the next round of pay is set and another vote comes around.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Newsom visited Washington in December, meeting with five lawmakers, including three who serve on the Senate and House appropriations committees.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Republican central committees in Flora’s district have instead endorsed Shoemaker, a trucker and businessman who ran against Jerry McNerney for state Senate in 2024 and for Congress in 2022.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Federal political committees spent more than $40 million on expenses labeled as security during the 2023-24 campaign cycle, according to an April report from the nonpartisan Public Service Alliance.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Campa-Najjar, like other candidates, also is backed by independent expenditure committees.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The final bill's price tag is expected to be around $70 billion total, though Republicans say the figures are aimed at giving the committees flexibility.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The budget measure now heads to the House of Representatives, which must also adopt the resolution before committees can draft the actual legislation.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Compensation committees register the discontent and can make tweaks the following year when the next round of pay is set and another vote comes around.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Newsom visited Washington in December, meeting with five lawmakers, including three who serve on the Senate and House appropriations committees.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Republican central committees in Flora’s district have instead endorsed Shoemaker, a trucker and businessman who ran against Jerry McNerney for state Senate in 2024 and for Congress in 2022.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committees
Noun
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Once the asbestos is removed from the panels, they will be crushed and trucked from the property, Benjamin said.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Designed for high-traffic service roles, the modular robot features reconfigurable faces and body panels for rapid character swaps.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thirteenth-century maps, first-century incense burners, and new commissions from Yoko Ono and Wael Shawky are coming together in Venice in an exhibition presented by the Saudi Ministry of Culture at the Abbazia di San Gregorio.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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And so the Democrats still would welcome an effort to ban gerrymandering, to go and pass the Voting Rights Act and have independent commissions.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now the legislature has seven standing committees as opposed to six, and each of those has seven subcommittees as opposed to four, which expands the opportunities for Democratic leadership roles.—
Teresa Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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Iowa lawmakers advanced two bills from House subcommittees Monday that would restrict the commercial operation of self-driving vehicles and assign liability to the owners of autonomous vehicles.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Committees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committees. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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