select committee

American  

noun

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

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select committee British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of select committee

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

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select committee

"I have every confidence in him. Over all the years Andy Burnham has never been fearful of speaking to victims directly," adds the MP who has served on the justice select committee.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Campaigners want that decision to be reversed – a call echoed by the Treasury select committee in a report following its inquiry into student loans last month.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Campaigners are calling for "commonhold now" and a select committee report released in May called for the government to "go further and faster".

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

He has served as shadow foreign secretary and chairman of the Brexit select committee.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The select committee of 1862 recommended that a fire brigade should be created under the superintendence of the commissioners of police, and should form part of the general establishment of the metropolitan police.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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