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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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.
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Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
John Mannillo is a member of the In$ight Saint Paul steering committee and president of the Lowertown Future Fund, Inc.
—John Mannillo, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
If any presidency were permitted to exclude a fellow member, the G20 would cease to function as a collective steering committee for the global economy and instead risk becoming a forum shaped by bilateral political tensions.
—Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
In Indonesia, company commissioners typically function as a separate body from directors, serving as a sort of steering committee on matters including corporate governance.
—Olivia Poh, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Tom Kilgore, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
John Mannillo is a member of the In$ight Saint Paul steering committee and president of the Lowertown Future Fund, Inc.
—John Mannillo, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
If any presidency were permitted to exclude a fellow member, the G20 would cease to function as a collective steering committee for the global economy and instead risk becoming a forum shaped by bilateral political tensions.
—Hannah Ryder, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
In Indonesia, company commissioners typically function as a separate body from directors, serving as a sort of steering committee on matters including corporate governance.
—Olivia Poh, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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 7 Jan. 2026.
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