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
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 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which provide Food Pyramid-like direction for better health, are updated every five years by a joint committee of the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Hussein Hilmi Pasha, the Grand Vizier, was the former member of a joint committee charged with the government of Macedonia.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.
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