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: a committee of the whole house in a British parliament for the purpose of considering and voting the ordinary state expenditure of the year

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“Committee of supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committee%20of%20supply. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.

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