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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Commit To Governance And Continuous Improvement Commit to a strong ERP governance, which includes a steering committee for oversight and regular audits to assess system performance, like system uptime and user adoption.
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Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Since early this year, steering committees have been meeting to discuss how the district should approach potential closures and its long-term plans for MPS facilities.
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Cotton said the results were initially reviewed by an informal steering committee with about 19 members representing housing advocates, nonprofits, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, three council members, Costas and Paradise Homes, an affiliated nonprofit organization.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Since early this year, steering committees have been meeting to discuss how the district should approach potential closures and its long-term plans for MPS facilities.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Iswaran was an adviser to the Singapore Grand Prix’s steering committee, while Ong, 79, owns the rights to the race.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Cotton said the results were initially reviewed by an informal steering committee with about 19 members representing housing advocates, nonprofits, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, three council members, Costas and Paradise Homes, an affiliated nonprofit organization.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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