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select committee

noun

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

select committee

(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

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Roark was a staffer on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and focused on NSA oversight.

If these are the kinds of questions that the select committee examines, maybe it will be a worthwhile exercise.

Rep. Frank Wolf, a Republican from Virginia, proposed a special select committee on Benghazi first in November 2012.

A Select Committee on Benghazi will certainly provide these answers.

We need a Special Select Committee on Benghazi to ascertain these facts and ensure that such a disaster never occurs again.

New proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.

On the 15th of April, Mr. Roebuck moved for a select committee to inquire into the political condition of the Canadas.

In accordance with this motion a select committee was appointed; but its labours did not produce any fruit during the session.

In the preceding session a select committee had been appointed to consider the state of the law in reference to this subject.

The papers with reference to the civil list were referred to a select committee, consisting of twenty-one members.

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