steering committee

noun

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

steering committee

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of steering committee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

It used to be said the G7 was a kind of "steering committee" for the free world.

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He led a group to promote the Belt and Road initiative - a key Chinese trade and infrastructure project - and headed a steering committee on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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Paige Witham, seen in Baker City, Oregon, in July, is the mom to two young children and a member of the Baker County health care steering committee.

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A lawsuit claims that an ethnic studies steering committee created by a Santa Ana school board met in secret and served as an incubator for antisemitic coursework.

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“Is this consolidated singular steering committee going to be able to move much faster or more efficiently than the existing system?”

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