select committee

noun

1. a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue.

select committee

noun

1. (in Britain) a small committee composed of members of parliament, set up by either House of Parliament to investigate and report back on a specified matter of interest

Word History and Origins

Origin of select committee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

In a letter to the Commons Treasury select committee, OBR chairman Richard Hughes revealed that he also told the chancellor on 17 September that the public finances were in better shape than widely thought.

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The government has recovered £74m since it came to power – but the chair of the home affairs select committee said that was only a start.

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In a letter to the Commons Treasury select committee, OBR chairman Richard Hughes revealed that he told the chancellor on 17 September that the public finances were in better shape than widely thought.

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Last month, the education select committee called on the government not to cut the health element of Universal Credit for young care leavers as part of upcoming welfare reforms.

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The head of the culture select committee has questioned whether the BBC board is in "safe hands" under its chair Samir Shah, describing his evidence to MPs on Monday as "wishy-washy".

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Related Words

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