joint committee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of joint committee
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, the two sides strengthened their relationship by creating a new joint committee of six commanders to oversee a joint force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
A written response will be issued within six months and be presented to the UK-EU joint committee, the formal body which oversees the arrangements of the Windsor Framework.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
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
Under this Grand Council there should be two sub-councils reporting to it, one a joint committee of English lawyers and medical men, the other a committee of the native chiefs.
From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
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