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steering committee
noun
: a managing or directing committee
specifically
: a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body
Examples of steering committee in a Sentence
The CEO consulted with the project's steering committee and asked for a status report.
Recent Examples on the Web
Led by a steering committee of influential AI thought leaders, the Index is the world’s most comprehensive report on trends in AI.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 May 2024
The city recently announced a park planning steering committee to help select a designer.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Nataliia Popovych is a co-founder and member of the steering committee of B4Ukraine.
—Bennett Freeman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
Asked about the stuntman position, a spokesman for the National Republican Campaign Committee noted that one of Van Orden's main competitors, Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke, recently was a steering committee member for the group.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
The cutoff date for completion of the survey is Feb. 29, after which the Tourism Authority’s consultant, Resonance, will review the results and share them with a special steering committee assembled to assist with the agency’s master plan update.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
He’s worked as a Google For Startups Accelerator mentor, and is a steering committee member for Deep Learning Indaba, an organization which builds community around machine learning in Africa.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Jeff Mousseau, a McCall resident and member of United Payette’s steering committee, told the Idaho Statesman the conservation group helped arrange the lease between the county and the Department of Lands.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Fred Carter, a 1949 Frankfort graduate, was tabbed by then-Frankfort mayor Harold Woodruff to lead a steering committee and aid the Hollywood producers, who picked Case Arena for its size and its home appearance from the outside, resembling a college arena.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Legal Definition
steering committee
noun
: a managing or directing committee
specifically
: a committee that determines the order in which business will be taken up in a U.S. legislative body
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