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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
Under Supreme Court rulings, independent expenditure committees can accept unlimited donations, in contrast with candidate campaign committees that have contribution limits.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Those groups, typically big-money independent expenditure committees, are legally barred from coordinating directly with campaigns, but can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
The resolution instructs congressional committees to draft legislation and authorize $70 billion to pay for the law enforcement agencies for roughly the next three years.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 May 2026
He was assigned to the Small Business and Transportation committees for the remainder of the year.
—Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The rules are formulated by the Awards Committee in collaboration with branch executive committees, the International Feature Film Executive Committee and the Scientific and Technical Awards Executive Committee, and are subject to final approval by the Board of Governors.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 May 2026
Both chambers took the first step toward crafting the reconciliation package this week, adopting a budget plan that instructs the relevant committees to write legislation to fund the immigration agencies.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
One of these is AB 2193, which is expected to be heard in the Appropriations Committee after passing through two other Assembly committees.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The letters were signed by the committees’ Republican chairs, John Moolenaar from Michigan and Andrew Garbarino from New York.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Those groups, typically big-money independent expenditure committees, are legally barred from coordinating directly with campaigns, but can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
The resolution instructs congressional committees to draft legislation and authorize $70 billion to pay for the law enforcement agencies for roughly the next three years.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 May 2026
He was assigned to the Small Business and Transportation committees for the remainder of the year.
—Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The rules are formulated by the Awards Committee in collaboration with branch executive committees, the International Feature Film Executive Committee and the Scientific and Technical Awards Executive Committee, and are subject to final approval by the Board of Governors.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 May 2026
Both chambers took the first step toward crafting the reconciliation package this week, adopting a budget plan that instructs the relevant committees to write legislation to fund the immigration agencies.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
One of these is AB 2193, which is expected to be heard in the Appropriations Committee after passing through two other Assembly committees.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The letters were signed by the committees’ Republican chairs, John Moolenaar from Michigan and Andrew Garbarino from New York.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committees
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Bespoke footwear rounds out the collection, with the Megaride F50 shoe featuring spiderweb panels over a black mesh base.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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That ellipse pattern can be seen across the door panels also, and, in another first for the marque, the graphic covers both the door panel face and the armrest area.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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During the Cannes Film Festival, Goldfinch International and Fablemill will co-host a private gathering at the harbor convening senior figures from film commissions, government advisory bodies, fund managers, studios and technology founders across MENA, Southeast Asia, Africa and South Asia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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The main initiatives introduced by subnational governments are the establishment of film commissions, the creation of film funds, and the building of film studios.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Now the legislature has seven standing committees as opposed to six, and each of those has seven subcommittees as opposed to four, which expands the opportunities for Democratic leadership roles.—
Teresa Reilly,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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Iowa lawmakers advanced two bills from House subcommittees Monday that would restrict the commercial operation of self-driving vehicles and assign liability to the owners of autonomous vehicles.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Committees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committees. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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