joint committee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of joint committee
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Those with $10 million or more in IRAs also rose, to about 11,600 people in 2024, from 3,625 in 2019, the joint committee found in its analysis of anonymized tax-return data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The senators invited two former CBS News executives — who both left, in large part, because of the controversy — to testify before a yet-unscheduled joint committee hearing in Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Not through the phone calls or the emissaries or the public statements or the joint committee meetings.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
The joint committee is the formal body that oversees the working of the Windsor Framework.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
They were referred to a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament presided over by Lord Cross.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various
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