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

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

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

The accord reached Friday also calls for the formation of a broadly representative national committee by late July to discuss a lasting peace.

From Washington Times Jun. 9, 2023

An army official said the foreign ministry was handling visas for aid workers and a national committee was coordinating aid distribution with Red Cross/Red Crescent officials.

From Reuters Jun. 2, 2023

He was treasurer of the Republican national committee from 1892 to 1904, and was secretary of the interior in President McKinley’s cabinet from 1897 to 1899.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

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