as in panel
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 committee
Comey is accused of making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding during testimony to a Senate committee in 2020.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The committee ultimately decided to continue the relationship but imposed three conditions designed to monitor Epstein’s activities more closely.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Both stem from his testimony before a Senate committee in September 2020.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Because even the selection committee agrees that long travel is hard.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The committee ultimately decided to continue the relationship but imposed three conditions designed to monitor Epstein’s activities more closely.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Both stem from his testimony before a Senate committee in September 2020.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Because even the selection committee agrees that long travel is hard.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committee
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Portland Meanwhile, as the Chicago hearing takes place, a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether to lift a lower court’s order blocking the deployment of 200 federalized members of the Oregon National Guard into Portland.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Ivy League school has been under the microscope after it was reported that its Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights hosted a panel in early 2018 where a guest lecturer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made his case for potential armed political violence.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Talpa Studios also marked a milestone, with its quiz franchise The Floor getting its 30th international commission with new versions for MBC in the MENA region and a first Asian sale to Nippon TV in Japan.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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An April House subcommittee hearing on AI trends in innovation and competition revealed much about that equilibrium.—
Nathan E. Sanders,
Time,
4 Oct. 2025
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Government shutdowns are a relatively recent phenomenon The appropriations process is notoriously complicated, with each of 12 House and Senate subcommittees required to produce a bill to fund particular areas of the government.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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