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national committee

American  
[na-shuh-nuhl-kuh-mi-tee] / ˈnæ ʃə nəl kəˈmɪ ti /

noun

  • national committees
    plural
  1. a group of people who represent a community or population in national or international political or professional gatherings.

  2. U.S. Politics. the supervisory and administrative section of a political party, usually chosen by the national convention.


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There are also provisions for the handover of civilian authorities from Hamas to the national committee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"We pray to God that peace will be imposed, and that the national committee will come and control Gaza."

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Mr. Skoufis, who in an announcement video declared himself both an “outsider” and an “underdog,” enters the race without a single endorsement from one of the 448 voting members of the national committee.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2024

The national committee, he said, hasn’t transferred any money to the state party to help bolster its operations heading into the general election.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

In deciding between the contestants the national committee, after the usual hearings, settled the disputes in such a way that Taft received a safe majority.

From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard

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