Central Committee

British  

noun

1. (in Communist parties) the body responsible for party policy between meetings of the party congress: in practice, it is in charge of day-to-day operations of the party bureaucracy

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Central Committee

A populist, Howell founded one of the first Tea Party groups in the state and is a member of the Santa Clara County Republican Central Committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

To replace some of these officials, the party promoted 11 alternates to full membership of the Central Committee at this week’s plenum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

During the four-day meeting that ended Thursday, the party's Central Committee also approved a new five-year-plan – a broad document to guide its priorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

The third was convened in 2017, when the Central Committee promoted 11 alternates to replace purged officials, shortly before Xi started his second term as party chief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

It’s very likely that the Central Committee for the Komsomol came up with the idea, and Marina Raskova was the obvious person to put in charge.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein