joint committee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of joint committee
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Those with $10 million or more in IRAs also rose, to about 11,600 people in 2024, from 3,625 in 2019, the joint committee found in its analysis of anonymized tax-return data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Parliament's joint committee on the national security strategy has written to the government to demand a temporary halt to crypto donations until tighter regulations can be developed.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The senators invited two former CBS News executives — who both left, in large part, because of the controversy — to testify before a yet-unscheduled joint committee hearing in Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Not through the phone calls or the emissaries or the public statements or the joint committee meetings.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
The Fourth of July was celebrated by the joint committee sticking right to business.
From 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. by Beeks, James C.
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