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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The initial steering committee is in the process of giving way to a board of directors, who will be elected next month.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
For more information and updates on the Luminosity steering committee’s plans, email obluminosity@gmail.com.
—Rob Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Ali soon engineered a coup against the mosque's steering committee by casting it as corrupt and anti-Islamic.
—Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2013
Participating in regular steering committee meetings is integral to a leader’s role.
—Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
For more information and updates on the Luminosity steering committee’s plans, email obluminosity@gmail.com.
—Rob Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Ali soon engineered a coup against the mosque's steering committee by casting it as corrupt and anti-Islamic.
—Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2013
Participating in regular steering committee meetings is integral to a leader’s role.
—Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Steering committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steering%20committee. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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