steering committee

American  

noun

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

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steering committee British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of steering committee

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

They came from as far away as Florida, Georgia and Chicago as members of the steering committee for Mijente, a national grassroots group that organizes activism within Latino and Chicano communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

"It has to do with the availability of cars," Ellen Hiep, a member of the Global EV Alliance steering committee, told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Individuals can download an app to report incidents, which will be reviewed by a steering committee that can connect people with thousands of the country’s top lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

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.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

His first clue that the charrette was going to be something entirely different from the meetings he had been attending for years occurred during the third gathering of the steering committee.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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