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a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party
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Recent Examples of committees
Trump officials invited a dozen members of Congress, including Republican and Democratic leaders and the top lawmakers on intelligence and armed services committees in both chambers.
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Claudia Grisales, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
As a Kansas state representative from 2019 to 2020, Benson focused on education, joining the education and K-12 budget committees among others.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Carter, who has served seven years in the Michigan Legislature, is on committees focused on regulatory reform, finance and the judiciary.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s not another sport in the country that is decided, besides NCAA basketball, NCAA baseball and NCAA football, by committees.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The union spokesperson did however say that the union has committees that have prepared for situations like this and are working to support its members in this time.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2022, the Hall of Fame restructured its veterans committees with panels to consider the contemporary era, which is from 1980 until now, as well as the classic era.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
These considerations can meaningfully alter the course of experiments, but the committees are frequently criticized for acting as a rubber stamp, not least because they’ve been shown to sign off on as many as ninety-eight per cent of proposals up for review.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The committees are on a three-year cycle, with the Contemporary Baseball Era Non-Players committee meeting in 2026 for induction in 2027 and the Classic Baseball Committee meeting in 2027 for induction in 2028.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Claudia Grisales, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
As a Kansas state representative from 2019 to 2020, Benson focused on education, joining the education and K-12 budget committees among others.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Carter, who has served seven years in the Michigan Legislature, is on committees focused on regulatory reform, finance and the judiciary.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
There’s not another sport in the country that is decided, besides NCAA basketball, NCAA baseball and NCAA football, by committees.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The union spokesperson did however say that the union has committees that have prepared for situations like this and are working to support its members in this time.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
In 2022, the Hall of Fame restructured its veterans committees with panels to consider the contemporary era, which is from 1980 until now, as well as the classic era.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
These considerations can meaningfully alter the course of experiments, but the committees are frequently criticized for acting as a rubber stamp, not least because they’ve been shown to sign off on as many as ninety-eight per cent of proposals up for review.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The committees are on a three-year cycle, with the Contemporary Baseball Era Non-Players committee meeting in 2026 for induction in 2027 and the Classic Baseball Committee meeting in 2027 for induction in 2028.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committees
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It’s designed with side-smoothing panels, separated cups, and wide, adjustable straps.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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According to researchers, these losses vary widely due to differences in climate and system design, including module tilt angle, height, and layout, which determine how effectively snow sheds from panels.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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While many states have sought to attract data centers as an economic boon, legislatures and utility commissions were also flooded with proposals to try to protect regular ratepayers from paying to connect data centers to the grid.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Today, that can mean a stair railing sculpted from cast bronze or a chandelier made of 450 shards of selenite (both, by the way, are Henault commissions).—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Today, Merkley serves on key Senate committees and chairs subcommittees on environmental justice and chemical safety.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Government shutdowns are a relatively recent phenomenon The appropriations process is notoriously complicated, with each of 12 House and Senate subcommittees required to produce a bill to fund particular areas of the government.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Committees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committees. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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