…a group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group…
…a group of people appointed for a specific function by a larger group and typically consisting of members of that group…
…the third of five stages of a bill’s progress through Parliament when it may be debated and amended…
…a house of a US federal or state legislature responsible for expediting the passage of bills…
…(in the UK) the committee of a county borough council dealing with policing and public lighting…
…a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose…
…a committee that decides on the priorities or order of business of an organization and manages the general course of its operations…
…the entire membership of a legislative body when sitting as a committee…
…(in the US) an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, particularly at the federal level…
…a French governing body set up in April 1793, during the Revolution. Under the influence of Robespierre it initiated the Terror but it was dissolved in 1795…
…a consultative body of the European Union, set up in 1957 and composed of representatives of the member states. It meets in Brussels…
…a committee of the Federal Reserve Board that meets regularly to set monetary policy, including the interest rates that are charged to banks…
…a committee of the US House of Representatives established in 1938 to investigate subversives. It became notorious for its zealous investigations of alleged communists, particularly in the late 1940s, although it was originally intended to pursue Fascists also…
…(in the UK) a court made up of members of the House of Lords and others, which considers appeals made to the Sovereign in Council concerning decisions of some Commonwealth courts outside the UK…
…a committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body and reporting to it…
…the body controlling steeplechasing and hurdle racing in Great Britain…
…(in the UK) the whole House of Commons when sitting as a committee…
…invitar a algn a formar parte de una comisión…
…no tienen la representación que les corresponde en la comisión…
