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
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The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.
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Barnett is co-chair of the organization’s steering committee.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
Judy Abeja Hummel, of Boonville, a volunteer and member of the network’s steering committee, said in an interview that one of their goals is to support local immigrant neighbors and friends who are fearful of ICE raids.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2026
For more than a year, a comprehensive plan steering committee, along with input from the community, has helped shaped a new update to the plan, which was last updated in 2020.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
John Mannillo is a member of the In$ight Saint Paul steering committee and president of the Lowertown Future Fund, Inc.
—John Mannillo, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
Judy Abeja Hummel, of Boonville, a volunteer and member of the network’s steering committee, said in an interview that one of their goals is to support local immigrant neighbors and friends who are fearful of ICE raids.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2026
For more than a year, a comprehensive plan steering committee, along with input from the community, has helped shaped a new update to the plan, which was last updated in 2020.
—Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
John Mannillo is a member of the In$ight Saint Paul steering committee and president of the Lowertown Future Fund, Inc.
—John Mannillo, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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