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committee of the whole

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committee of the whole

 
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–noun
the entire membership of a legislative body, sitting in a deliberative rather than a legislative capacity, for informal debate and preliminary consideration of matters awaiting legislative action.
Origin:
1745–55
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committee of the whole  
n.  The whole membership of a legislative body sitting as a committee to consider the details of a proposal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: committee of the whole
: the whole membership of a legislative house (as the House of Representatives) sitting as a committee and operating under informal parliamentary rules called also Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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