Select Committee

Seˌlect Comˈmittee noun

1. a committee of the British Parliament which is responsible for looking at a particular area of government activity, such as trade, employment, or defence. Its members can try to improve laws, check the work done in government departments, and give advice to the government

2. a committee in the US House of Representatives whose members have special knowledge of a particular subject, such as education or technology. For a limited time they examine plans and bills (=suggested new laws) relating to their subject, and then give advice or suggest changes. → compare Standing Committee

From Longman Business Dictionary

select committeeseˌlect comˈmittee

an independent committee that examines and reports on different government departments and activities

Under British parliamentary procedure, a select committee can force witnesses to answer questions.

→ committee

单词	Select Committee
释义	Select Committee Seˌlect Comˈmittee noun 1. a committee of the British Parliament which is responsible for looking at a particular area of government activity, such as trade, employment, or defence. Its members can try to improve laws, check the work done in government departments, and give advice to the government 2. a committee in the US House of Representatives whose members have special knowledge of a particular subject, such as education or technology. For a limited time they examine plans and bills (=suggested new laws) relating to their subject, and then give advice or suggest changes. → compare Standing Committee From Longman Business Dictionary select committeeseˌlect comˈmittee an independent committee that examines and reports on different government departments and activities Under British parliamentary procedure, a select committee can force witnesses to answer questions. → committee
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