committee of one
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of committee of one
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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In other words, the special committee was a committee of one, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, a former executive of Walgreens and Kellogg’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
But when he wants to buy a stock, he reports to an investment committee of one: his father.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2020
Meanwhile, up in Madison, the country’s No. 1 college town according to my own committee of one, Wisconsin must be enjoying deeply all this Ohio State-Alabama chatter.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2017
The best committee is a committee of one.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 11, 2011
A committee of one will often effect more than a committee of ten; but the committee of ten will multiply the force of the one, and lend to it influence and authority.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
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