STEERING COMMITTEE Synonyms: 12 Similar Words

steering committee

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as in standing committee

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Recent Examples of steering committee The board will hear the steering committee’s recommendations at its September meeting, then vote on closures at its October meeting. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Following Sarti’s appointment, White will establish a steering committee composed of entrepreneurs and professionals with extensive international market experience. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Friedman, the developer, is contributing $150 million in land and equity, and will chair a steering committee for the effort. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 At the time, John Barnett, co-chair of the organization’s steering committee, told the Star-Telegram the museum’s mission is to preserve African American history and culture locally and beyond. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for steering committee

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In an indication of the speech’s importance, all seven members of China’s powerful politburo standing committee, along with retired party and state leaders, were all present, according to state TV footage.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The most notable change to the new Central Committee list was the exclusion of Choe Ryong Hae, chairman of the standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly, who during an earlier part of Kim’s rule was seen as the second most powerful individual in Pyongyang.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026

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The State Department’s 2026 report on Cuba cites the subcommittee’s hearings as its only evidence that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee was subversive.

— Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
The subcommittee then decides how much money each eligible person should receive.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

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