select committee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of select committee
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Labour MP Alex McIntyre, who sits on the Commons Health and Social Care select committee, defended Palantir's involvement in NHS contracts.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
But MP Chris Murray, who is a member of the Home Affairs select committee, has raised concerns that councils have not been instructed to keep paperwork as they should have been.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Since the beginning of the year, she has organized two select committee hearings under the general banner of “housing construction innovation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
Patterson has played a prominent role in Fujitsu's response to the Horizon scandal, representing the company at the public inquiry into the affair, and at House of Commons select committee hearings.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
This bill had been drafted during the latter part of 1863 by the select committee of nine, but it did not come before the House for consideration till March 22, 1864.
From The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction by Chadsey, Charles Ernest
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