vigilance committee

noun

: a committee of vigilantes

Examples of vigilance committee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the wake of the legislation, Northerners, both Black and White, formed vigilance committees designed to thwart these renditions. — Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026

Tom Maxwell suggested reallocating funding toward housing, robust rent assistance, community organizers and vigilance committees, the expansion of resources for mental health, addiction and disability and a citywide participatory budget model. — Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 14 Feb. 2024

But many vigilance committees existed briefly in response to singular, serious crimes, like cattle rustling or murder. — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023

Lachenais was arrested and secured in the local calaboose, but a vigilance committee descended upon the jail and tore Lachenais out of his cell. — Yxta Maya Murray, Longreads, 19 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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