select committee

English

Noun

select committee (plural select committees)

A committee made up of a number of parliamentary or legislative members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee.

References

“select committee” (US) / “select committee” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
“select committee” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“select committee” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“select committee” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.

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