| 单词 | to go into committee |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go into (†a, † the) committee a. to go into (†a, † the) committee. extracted from committeen.2 (a) Of a deliberative body, esp. Parliament: to convert itself into a committee for some purpose; to become a committee in order to debate or deliberate on (also upon) a bill. Cf. Committee of the Whole House at Phrases 2b.See also resolve v. 10b.With quot. 1685, cf. grand committee n. at grand adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1685 in King James II Speech 30 May 2 The House went into a Grand Committee to Consider further of a Supply for His Majesty. 1702 R. Cocks Diary 29 Apr. (1996) 274 We went into the Committee upon the privateer bill. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 9 293/1 The House went into a Committee on the..Bill. 1868 London Rev. 27 June 636/2 On Tuesday the Lords will go into Committee upon the Reform Bill for Scotland. 1940 Manch. Guardian 23 May 2/6 The bill was read a second time without a division and the House went into Committee upon it. 1992 Irish Times 19 May 11/3 The House has gone into committee on this Bill, and I am precluded from appointment. (b) Of a bill, etc.: to be examined or debated by a committee (sense 1b); to pass to the committee stage (committee stage n. at Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1718 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. Feb. 197 The Opposers..endeavour'd to stave off the Bill before it went into a Committee. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 9 290/1 The..Bill went into a committee. 1919 L. S. Fanning Politics & Public 68 The Liquor Restriction Bill went into committee on 21st September, 1917. 2014 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 2 The council met trade union representatives and briefed staff in advance of the proposals going to committee. < as lemmas |
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