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The previous terms hadn’t included language on the formation of that committee.
Oracle, Bytedance, and U.S. Treasury tentatively agree on terms for TikTok bid|radmarya|September 17, 2020|Fortune
According to a 2016 survey obtained by the committee, 39% of Boeing’s Authorized Representatives, senior engineers who conducted reviews for FAA, at times perceived “undue pressure” on them from management.
Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says|kdunn6|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Ring refused to give the House committee a copy of the ethics memorandum in the McDonald’s case, but he agreed to let committee staff review it at NLRB headquarters.
“Cover Up”: House Democrats Subpoena Documents That NLRB Refused to Share in Ethics Investigation|by Ian MacDougall|September 15, 2020|ProPublica
By Monday, reactions to the Oracle-TikTok deal—which is subject to final review from a powerful interagency committee called CFIUS—began pouring in.
Twitter users sound off about Oracle’s TikTok deal|Jeff|September 14, 2020|Fortune

Halpern was the chair in 2016 of a committee tasked with overseeing the SANDAG transportation program that was the subject of the scandal that eventually remade the agency.
Politics Report: Forged Footnote 15|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|September 12, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Unlike former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Huckabee is not immediately forming an exploratory committee.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, his conviction will restart a House Ethics Committee investigation into his actions.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think that all Slovaks should feel offended,” said MP Tomas Galbavy, who served on the parliamentary culture committee.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the case of the Midland—they appointed a committee of inquiry, and the directors assented to the appointment.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Mr. Wainwright acted as secretary and I kept the minute book and papers relating to the business of the committee.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
This Committee shall be divided into three sections, viz.:—Of diplomacy; of the navy; and of the army.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
New proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
I hope the committee will consider J. Price's report as from a disappointed man.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for committee

committee

noun

(kəˈmɪtɪ) a group of people chosen or appointed to perform a specified service or function

(ˌkɒmɪˈtiː) (formerly) a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his property was entrusted by a courtSee also receiver (def. 2)

Word Origin for committee

C15: from committen to entrust + -ee

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