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单词 select committee
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select committee

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noun

a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue.
Also called special committee.

Origin of select committee

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby select committee

seldom, seldomly, select, selecta, selectance, select committee, selectee, selection, selection rule, selective, selective attention
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British Dictionary definitions for select committee

select committee

noun

(in Britain) a small committee composed of members of parliament, set up by either House of Parliament to investigate and report back on a specified matter of interest
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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