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.
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Winners are plucked by a steering committee that zeroes in on recipients based on biography, impact and visionary practices.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the entire steering committee for the forum has supported the notion and introduced a resolution to that effect.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The process for starting a local LifeWise includes steps like gathering signatures from the community, forming a steering committee, requesting the local school district’s approval and ultimately recruiting and training a local team to facilitate it, according to the organization’s website.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Worland is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and was a founding steering committee member at the Uproot Project, a non-profit that works to diversify environmental journalism.
—Time Pr, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Indeed, the entire steering committee for the forum has supported the notion and introduced a resolution to that effect.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The process for starting a local LifeWise includes steps like gathering signatures from the community, forming a steering committee, requesting the local school district’s approval and ultimately recruiting and training a local team to facilitate it, according to the organization’s website.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Worland is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and was a founding steering committee member at the Uproot Project, a non-profit that works to diversify environmental journalism.
—Time Pr, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for steering committee
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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