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

On this particular Friday, Fabian Núñez — a member of that steering committee who previously served as speaker of the California Assembly — was one of those who hopped out of the Liberty Van.

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

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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.

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At the DSA’s Chicago convention, a member of the New York City steering committee bragged that “we wrote the platform with him.”

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

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