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.
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Alternatively, businesses can establish an internal steering committee to ensure compliance, fostering collaboration between legal, IT and operational teams.
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Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
After the steering committee spent the initial months deciding how voting would work, the city gathered ideas from residents from March through May.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
The steering committee is informed by the working group, consisting of leaders from several groups: first-line defense, second-line defense, third-line or internal audit, technology, data, operational risk, info security, compliance and data privacy.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Early in the 2016 primary season, Dans attended a dinner of the steering committee for the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
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Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
After the steering committee spent the initial months deciding how voting would work, the city gathered ideas from residents from March through May.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
The steering committee is informed by the working group, consisting of leaders from several groups: first-line defense, second-line defense, third-line or internal audit, technology, data, operational risk, info security, compliance and data privacy.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Early in the 2016 primary season, Dans attended a dinner of the steering committee for the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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