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noun

a committee, especially of a deliberative or legislative body, charged with preparing the agenda of a session.

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Origin of steering committee

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby steering committee

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How to use steering committee in a sentence

Along with the headquarters re-re-location, Secretary Haaland also announced Monday plans to create a new “western hub” in the existing Grand Junction office, as well as an employee-led steering committee.
The BLM’s Slow Return to Normalcy|wsiler|September 22, 2021|Outside Online
Thronson and his collaborators think the steering committee should use their AI to help review and summarize the vast amounts of text the panel must sift through, leaving human experts to make the final call.
This AI could predict 10 years of scientific priorities—if we let it|Tatyana Woodall|September 20, 2021|MIT Technology Review
MTS officials on Wednesday shared the report with steering committee members who had provided feedback to the outside security experts before their visit to San Diego.
MTS Review Recommends Changes, But Stops Short of Sweeping Assessments|Lisa Halverstadt|February 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego
She sat on the steering committee for that 2017 law guaranteeing special protections for environmental justice communities.
Environment Report: Advocates Want Zero-Emission Trucks in Portside Neighborhoods|MacKenzie Elmer|December 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego

The study was stopped early once a steering committee felt enough patients had been enrolled in this segment of the study to determine whether the drug worked or not.
The steroid dexamethasone is the first drug shown to reduce COVID-19 deaths|Tina Hesman Saey|June 16, 2020|Science News
Unlike former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Huckabee is not immediately forming an exploratory committee.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still, his conviction will restart a House Ethics Committee investigation into his actions.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kim Jong Un is changing role models, steering Pyongyang away from Chinese autocrats toward the ultra-aggressive Vladimir Putin.
Kim Jong Un’s Kid Gloves Are Now Off|Gordon G. Chang|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the case of the Midland—they appointed a committee of inquiry, and the directors assented to the appointment.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Mr. Wainwright acted as secretary and I kept the minute book and papers relating to the business of the committee.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
This Committee shall be divided into three sections, viz.:—Of diplomacy; of the navy; and of the army.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
New proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
I hope the committee will consider J. Price's report as from a disappointed man.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for steering committee

steering committee

noun

a committee set up to prepare and arrange topics to be discussed, the order of business, etc, for a legislative assembly or other body

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