steering committee

noun

: a managing or directing committee

specifically : a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body

Examples of steering committee in a Sentence

The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.

Recent Examples on the Web

The board will hear the steering committee’s recommendations at its September meeting, then vote on closures at its October meeting. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Led by the Lake County Health Department and Lake County Community Foundation, of the 14 steering committee members, five are hospitals but the only general hospital in northeast Lake County — Vista Medical Center East — is not among them. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Following Sarti’s appointment, White will establish a steering committee composed of entrepreneurs and professionals with extensive international market experience. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

Friedman, the developer, is contributing $150 million in land and equity, and will chair a steering committee for the effort. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for steering committee

• intercity
• lubricity
• pugnacity
• rhythmicity
• seismicity
• sphericity
• subcommittee
• tendinitis
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty

Legal Definition

steering committee

noun

: a managing or directing committee

specifically : a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body