super-committee
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of super-committee
from super (sense 2) + committee (sense 1)
Example Sentences
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During his time in the House of Commons, he was chairman of the European scrutiny select committee for 14 years and a member of the liaison super-committee between 1992 and 2006.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2017
The DPM will be invited to be questioned by the Commons Liaison Committee - the super-committee of Select Committee Chairs which has questioned prime ministers since Tony Blair first agreed to face regular cross-examination.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2013
Unfortunately, the super-committee proved anything but, and failed to come to any agreement.
From Time • Sep. 24, 2012
Military leaders may be forced to trim up to $600 billion more if a congressional super-committee fails to reach agreement on $1.2 trillion in cuts by the end of this year.
From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2011
Jeff Miller gives the new deficit super-committee two-to-one odds of success.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2011
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