steering committee

noun

1. a committee, especially of a deliberative or legislative body, charged with preparing the agenda of a session.

steering committee

noun

1. a committee set up to prepare and arrange topics to be discussed, the order of business, etc, for a legislative assembly or other body

Word History and Origins

Origin of steering committee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Along with the headquarters re-re-location, Secretary Haaland also announced Monday plans to create a new “western hub” in the existing Grand Junction office, as well as an employee-led steering committee.

From Outside Online

Thronson and his collaborators think the steering committee should use their AI to help review and summarize the vast amounts of text the panel must sift through, leaving human experts to make the final call.

From MIT Technology Review

MTS officials on Wednesday shared the report with steering committee members who had provided feedback to the outside security experts before their visit to San Diego.

From Voice of San Diego

She sat on the steering committee for that 2017 law guaranteeing special protections for environmental justice communities.

From Voice of San Diego

The study was stopped early once a steering committee felt enough patients had been enrolled in this segment of the study to determine whether the drug worked or not.

From Science News

On Sunday morning, the meeting continued in his house, partly a debating forum, partly a steering committee.

From The Daily Beast

Coalition Steering Committee and Executive Committee Member of the San Diego Prescription Drug Task Force told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

And now the state Republican Party is advancing a resolution that would boot her from the steering committee.

From The Daily Beast

The national steering committee for Vision 2030 is chaired by Tipoteh, the founder of the Movement for Justice in Africa.

From The Daily Beast

He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Avon Center for Women and Justice.

From The Daily Beast

People's Power Leagues were formed with a central steering committee at Verden.

From Project Gutenberg

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